I’ve been privileged enough to have a really good counselor and for the first time in my life I feel like I’m making sense to myself. 

For years I found myself getting overwhelmed constantly by the extremities of my emotions and either shutting down or biting back at them. Finally now I LET MYSELF FEEL THE EMOTIONS. I feel the sadness. I feel the anger. I acknowledge the fear of abandonment and somehow by just being able to place these wild emotions it is starting to bring peace. That doesn’t mean I don’t struggle still or that I’m not scared. But things seem to be more transparent? I’m finally able to grieve with my inner child and started making some steps forward. There is hope. There is nothing wrong with these emotions. It just means I was really hurt. And it’s nice to actually be able to say and think that.