A Healing Odyssey: Reach Your Potential

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Reach Your Potential

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

As I rode home last night in a cozy taxi cab I saw an ad on the small monitor attached to the seat in front of me. The phrase ‘Reach your potential’ played across the screen.

The disintegration of my old life began eighteen months ago. It seems a bit strange that it was such a short time ago and yet also so long ago. I am a much, much healthier man now. I still find myself caught up in some struggles. But I would like to believe I am well on my way to a new and deeply rewarding life.

Yesterday was a full day in which I went to work, went to meet with a researcher at the University of Minnesota, visited my acupuncturist (for a much needed break from the world at large) and then, finally, went to a session with my therapist. I felt fairly refreshed by the end of the day. But I also felt a bit exhausted.

Now, as I recount yesterday on Wednesday evening, I find myself feeling tired once again. I went to the YMCA for the first time in several weeks early this morning. I had a great workout. Then I went to work and had a number of appointments to attend thereafter. And most recently I spent some time applying for a scholarship program I wasn’t even thinking about as recently as this past Saturday.

I think it will be easy to fall asleep tonight.

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This blog is designed to fulfill a few purposes: 1) serve as an ongoing documentary of my own journey of healing from an early life history that featured extensive trauma, 2) be a resource for other individuals seeking healing from trauma and 3) provide a venue for political and cultural commentary on topics that I believe have some potential crossover relevance to the issue of trauma. I was surprised to receive a diagnosis of PTSD given the past therapeutic work I had done to address the wounds of my own early life history. When I began a new journey by again entering therapy I made a number of lifestyle changes to enhance my restoration process. Of all the changes I made my decision to try out EMDR therapy proved to be the most consequential. The results I experienced were rather immediate as well as profound; EMDR therapy made an amazing difference in the quality of my perception of the world around me. Using a combination of various therapies, writing, a regular gym regimen and an improved diet I have achieved a level of wellness I previously had never experienced. It is my opinion, based on my own personal experience as well as the literature that I have read, that untreated trauma rarely if ever improves by itself. Trauma that occurs early in life (childhood) can be especially damaging as well as challenging to treat because, unlike healthy adults, children have yet to construct a firm sense of their own identities as well as their place in the world around them. It seems to be true that when trauma goes untreated for a lengthy period of time it not only can often prove more difficult to treat but it can also be more difficult for a person to adjust to living as a non-traumatized person after treatment ends. In short, a proactive approach to your health and wellness can reduce the risk of serious health issues later in life. As my healing journey continued to unfold I decided to recreate myself both personally and professionally. Among other things I identify as a freelance trauma recovery advocate. My blog is my primary means of being a voice for health and wellness. ***To search blog postings by topic you can use the search bar in the upper left corner of the main blog page.***