I do apologise to you all for not responding to all your many posts. It isnt for lack of desire, I just dont seem able to right now. I will try to get around to personal replies when I can. I'm sorry I've been so slack. Feeling very vulnerable right now.
@Zoe7 @Maggie @Former-Member @outlander @Shaz51 @Faith-and-Hope @BlueBay @Peri @Starta
As is typical when I've been recently triggered or feeling particularly low ... I've been doing a spot of poetry. Here is my latest effort about flashbacks, written in the 3rd person.
Flashbacks
Fragile sense of safety, shattered far too easily
A massive trigger, a severe reaction to match
Panic ensues, an urgent need to flee, to escape
The all too familiar feelings returning in a rush
Feelings of nausea and fear, shaking and crying
You know what's happening, you know what to do
It's going to be okay, merely a flashback, not real
The mind cruelly replays the past, the body reacts
Get a grip on things, you can do it ... just breathe
Grounding ... where are you? name what you see
Allow the here and now back in, and calm to return
Now ... walk back out, with your mask firmly in place
You did something which once seemed impossible
Though distressed and badly shaken, you got through
Perhaps you're learning after all, ways to manage this
Perhaps you should be proud, rather than disappointed
Sherry 🌺🦅
