I’m starting to like my life again
Hi all,
Wishing everyone a good Sunday night. It’s been a while since I posted but I wanted to share some good news I couldn’t really have imagined six months ago: I’m starting to like myself and my life again.
I keep finding myself feeling surprised at how good I feel. I’ve been doing EMDR for about a year now and 6 months ago I was in a seriously dark place. I thought I would feel that way forever. I still have a lot of work to do, but I’m having WAY fewer flashbacks, I feel less panicky, I have more energy and curiosity, I’ve been able to start new hobbies and routines (biking! Boxing! Birding!) and even go on dates and meet lovely people. All of that has also had a positive effect. But the foundational shift has been EMDR.
A few big sticky targets I’ve had to go back to months later, after they seemed intractable at first. But things are starting to shift.
Just wanted to share some good news from the trenches for anyone earlier in this process wondering if it’ll ever get better! You’ve got this ❤️