A Life of Recovery

smanders — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:38:07 +0000

Welcome to Hello my emotions! This blog is a place for me to write about the daily challenges of living with an “emotional disability.” I have struggled with affect regulation since I was a child. I am also a survivor of suicide and childhood emotional abuse. Although living in the Big Smoke has jarred my country senses, I am hopeful that I will finally receive the help I need to understand my condition and to live with it successfully.

I am learning how my Amygdala is defunct, off kilter, out of commission. I wish someone had known this in grade school!

For so many years, I have thought I was to blame for being over sensitive, for getting so upset so quickly in public or at home, for raging uncontrollably for many years and for self harming as well. It’s like living with a highjacked brain with my emotions going from “0 to 60″ in just a few seconds.

So, I dedicate this blog to a radical acceptance mission: that is, gently accepting the limitations of my brain instead of blaming myself. My life long recovery starts here.

Hello world!

smanders — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:58:53 +0000

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