by Kathleen S. | Nov 15, 2023 | ACA Toolbox, ComLine
Step Two is an action statement. When feelings do not exist: “We do not miss what we do not know is possible”, a member commented. Do “blanked out” states—lack of interest or desire—suggest that conditions diagnosed as depression or mood disorders may point to...
by Kathleen S. | Oct 1, 2023 | Voices of Recovery
“I don’t belong here!” is a statement of how it feels to be wherever it is I have checked in with myself. Psychologists may call this state of mind “alienation” or “dissociative.” They use words to describe sensations that are not themselves captured in the words....
by David K. | Mar 1, 2023 | ACA And The Arts, ComLine
Life swinging to and fro seems out of control..muffle,chatter, hollow talk to silence my soul.Pay no mind to where i go or where ive been..horrified at what i see when i look within.Cant stand the ugly monster i continue to feed..just gimme what i want straight to...
by Geneviève R. | Feb 15, 2023 | Voices of Recovery
Former friends of mine, both blind, live near the Mediterranean Sea, where there are no tides. Once, we were near another sea, with tides. To show them what it looks like, we walked on the beach, barefooted, from the embankment to the sea, at different hours, so that...
by Mary H. | Oct 1, 2022 | ComLine, Voices of Recovery
. . . will return. I’m learning the check-in process and understanding the value in feeling and healing. The anger and helplessness I so skillfully tucked away in my childhood is unfolding as my Inner Child responds to my love for her, my Teenager trusts me, and my...
