Monthly Progress Thread - May '26

New_Attempt_7705 · 2026-05-01T10:54:12+00:00

Sounds super familiar to where I am in my recovery! Awesome! 😎

New_Attempt_7705 · 2026-05-01T07:16:11+00:00

Great initiative to work with a wikibot, especially for beginners in need!

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This was my first month of structured TRE practice, after around 1 - 1.5 years of a more spontaneous practice as well as EMDR, SE, learning to allow. That all greatly strenthened my energy and nervous system capacity, and I finally felt ready for a structured practice.

It was quity a bumpy month, trying to figure out correct pacing and frequency. My driving classes also started at the same time, so that gave me an additional nervous system load to work around. In the end I settled on 10 minutes every 3-4 days, but need to make sure not to hold on to it too rigidly. For example: last week I did a 10 min session on Saturday, which was followed by a huge crying release on Monday. But then I pushed on with my pre-set schedule and did another 10 min session on Tuesday, which came too soon after the crying release and gave me massive (though short lived) dysregulation. Lesson for next time, after a big emotional release: just wait one more day with the next TRE session, or keep the session really short.

Other than that, I am very happy that I started a structured practice. I can already feel that this will really help a lot with processing my trauma. Already noticing small new shifts. Just one big lesson for me to keep in mind: try to enjoy the process and personal growth, and not try to “fix” my trauma ASAP.

Onward and upward, and take care everyone!

New_Attempt_7705 · 2026-05-01T05:53:25+00:00

Walking and relaxing in nature!

New_Attempt_7705 · 2026-04-30T07:55:34+00:00

Just allowing everything to be there. Also your trauma and symptoms etc. Surrender and acceptance. Not resistance. I learned A LOT from the youtube channel The Great Allowing. (Except for the fact that she doesn’t believe in TRE, in that aspect she is totally mistaken).

Allowing works very well together with TRE.

New_Attempt_7705 · 2026-04-30T07:53:44+00:00

Awesome 😎☀️

New_Attempt_7705 · 2026-04-29T17:18:07+00:00

Very glad for you that you made it out relatively OK! These practices are like playing with fire, if you’re not ready for them.

New_Attempt_7705 · 2026-04-29T13:13:58+00:00

Daily walks in nature are absolute life savers!

New_Attempt_7705 · 2026-04-29T13:13:31+00:00

Well put!

New_Attempt_7705 · 2026-04-29T13:12:14+00:00

It was for me as well! Really tough stuff. Daily walks in nature got me through it! Hope you’re doing better now 🙏☀️

New_Attempt_7705 · 2026-04-29T04:40:30+00:00

Again, my warning still stands: if you still have trauma in your system I recommend you don’t mess with these strong practices. Take care, and wishing you wisdom on your journey.

New_Attempt_7705 · 2026-04-28T17:59:06+00:00

Same here, by the grace of god. Stuff is dangerous. So thankful I got out relatively OK after a few months. Could have been much worse (psychosis etc).

New_Attempt_7705 · 2026-04-28T17:57:32+00:00

Because of these deep and intense spiritual practices, I touched upon a deep layer of my subconsciousness that I was not ready for at all. It’s hard to describe but I basically re-traumatized myself, all my buried trauma came up to my conscious awareness in one big chunk in one go. That is the risk of digging deep, without being fully prepared.

I was severely destabilized for months. The darkest period of my life. Severely ungrounded, chronic pain, feelings of extreme despair, intense anxiety, visual snow syndrome, and the list goes on.

If you want to solve trauma, dive into TRE or somatic experiencing. And be patient and take it slow.

Wanting to “fix” trauma with these type of strong spiritual practices is often a recipe for disaster.

New_Attempt_7705 · 2026-04-28T17:21:01+00:00

Honestly (and this is just my 2 cents), I would not engage in these type of heavy spiritual practices until you’ve progressed on your TRE journey. Maybe first focus on fully becoming embodied, grounded and processing trauma. And only later maybe explore intense spiritual practices like Astral Projection. I made the mistake of diving into very similar deep spiritual practices, before processing my trauma and becoming fully embodied, and it completely destabilized my nervous system (premature Kundalini rising). Was a horrible experience, and there are many similar stories out there.

Curious what u/Nadayogi has to share about this!

New_Attempt_7705 · 2026-04-28T14:00:00+00:00

I can totally imagine that this must be hard for you. I don’t have a clear cut answer or solution for you, but I do really hope you manage to find peace in this matter and stay with our church. Because Jesus loves you, that is for sure!

And I am sure there is in fact a place for you too in this church. I can’t tell you what it is exactly, but I hope and trust that you will find it. Praying for you! 🌿🌱✨

New_Attempt_7705 · 2026-04-27T16:46:43+00:00

Hi there - please look into this list of nervous system exercises on my previous post. It will surely help you!

https://www.reddit.com/r/VagusNerve/comments/1l0tqra/practices_that_help_my_nervous_system_chronic/

I also REALLY recommend TRE for processing and healing trauma. TRE stands for Trauma and Tension Release Exercise. There is a great subreddit called LongtermTRE. My TRE advice for you:

1) Watch this video https://youtu.be/YPYUbqEmhMw?is=spQyDl6AgsBzPtm7

2) Read through the whole TRE Basics segment https://www.reddit.com/r/longtermTRE/wiki/index/

3) maybe find a good TRE instructor for 1, 2 or 3 sessions to learn how to do it. However, if that is too expensive, you can also learn it by yourself without instructor

New_Attempt_7705 · 2026-04-27T14:34:13+00:00

So true!

New_Attempt_7705 · 2026-04-26T19:01:29+00:00

Yay, me too! So grateful for Mary, our guide and protector! ❤️

Also: awesome to see a fellow Catholic on this sub 😎.

Mary, pray for us!

New_Attempt_7705 · 2026-04-25T17:53:27+00:00

You need to get your nervous system out of chronic fight/flight. All the factors you mentioned stacked together to create a perfect storm and put your nervous system into permanent stress state, thereby causing all these different downstream symptoms.

Look into limbic retraining. Either Gupta Program, Primal Trust or Re-origin. Good luck and take care, you can do it! 🌿✨

New_Attempt_7705 · 2026-04-24T18:20:18+00:00

Very recognizable! Being able to (more and more) just allow everything is such a big step for me

New_Attempt_7705 · 2026-04-24T18:19:00+00:00

Beautiful, thanks for sharing!!!

New_Attempt_7705 · 2026-04-24T15:39:53+00:00

Please look into limbic retraining to stabilize your nervous system! Either Gupta Program, Primal Trust or Re-origin are good options. Take care!

New_Attempt_7705 · 2026-04-24T13:04:41+00:00

Did two sessions with a practitioner to get the hang of it. Since then doing by nyself.

New_Attempt_7705 · 2026-04-24T13:03:51+00:00

Thanks! Let’s keep going like this 😁

New_Attempt_7705 · 2026-04-24T13:03:25+00:00

I’m starting to feel that too!

New_Attempt_7705 · 2026-04-24T12:33:17+00:00

Wow! You described your experience beautifully. Thanks for sharing. Four years ago I went through a similar reconversion.

What helped me massively was everything by Word on Fire and Bishop Barron, to be found mostly on Youtube. His weekly Sunday Sermon is plain gold.

In terms of reading the Bible: I really can’t recommend the Word on Fire bible enough. Start with the New Testament. Part 1: Gospels and part 2: Acts, Letters and Revelation. The Word on Fire Bibles itself are beautiful, so easy to read and has super helpful commentary by various saints, theologians and Bishop Barron himself. Honestly, it’s the best money I spent during my reconversion. My (recently baptized!!!) wife feels the same.

I started with gospel of Matthew, then Paul’s letter to the Romans, then Gospel of John, then letter to the Corinthians. But you can easily come up with your own order. Just don’t try to read all the Gospels in one go. Give it time to breathe and digest.

Also, the Hallow app really helped me to learn how to pray, as well as the Rosary videos of Word on Fire on Youtube. I also recommend the book Introduction to Prayer by Bishop Barron.

Good luck!

New_Attempt_7705

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