by Norma | Jul 28, 2016 | Addiction, betrayal, Fear, trauma, triggers
Pain….my chest is tight….no air. Breathe, just breathe….the air does not come naturally, I have to force it…..conscious effort. My brain is flooded with questions…..I watch his every move looking for the betrayal….looking for the...
by Norma | Jul 26, 2016 | Anger, betrayal, Fear, shame
My head is spinning and my chest hurts. I don’t want to be here. I can’t believe that I am here. I for sure never saw this in my future. I look around teh large office. It is spacious, I want to nestle myself in a corner, to hide myself, but the...
by Norma | Jul 22, 2016 | Addiction, fortifying our children, Help, Hope
I sat in her office, head down and shoulders slumped. “Too many similarities,” she said. My mind was swimming. My counselor had extensive experience working in an addiction recovery program. I looked at her, I had only found evidence a handful of...
by Norma | Jul 18, 2016 | Atonement, Being Authentic, faith, God, Help, Hope, Our Gifts
Sometimes I wake up in the morning and I wish that I was ‘Just Different’ I wish that I could always say the right things so that I wouldn’t hurt people. I wish that all my suffering was gone and that triggers and trauma didn’t exist. I wish...
by Norma | Jul 15, 2016 | betrayal, broken heart, Emptiness, Self-esteem, suffering
I had no idea what was in the box when we received it. A package from his brother! Weird, he was on a mission for his church, getting a package from a missionary was unusual. Sending packages, now that would have been the norm. I was curious to see what he would...
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