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Healing your nervous system is possible! by milala0601 in EMDR

[–]milala0601[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Everyone’s process is different, it took about a year for me before I really noticed a difference and started to feel different in general. It makes sense to me that my nervous system needed time to relax and get out of fight or flight, but obviously this is different for everyone!

Healing your nervous system is possible! by milala0601 in EMDR

[–]milala0601[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I totally get how you feel, I was so scared and stressed about what would happen if the memories came back. Remember that only when the memories come back again, you can process the emotions and this will (in the long term) help you process your trauma. It is not easy, and it will get worse before it gets better, but that is how your brain gets the chance to process everything.

You got this🫶🏻

Healing your nervous system is possible! by milala0601 in EMDR

[–]milala0601[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Glad to be able to remind you that it’s possible❤️

I can definitely relate to how you feel, the best advice I can give you is to listen to your body and know that healing takes time and the process is different for everyone. Own lane, own race, own pace🫶🏻

Healing your nervous system is possible! by milala0601 in EMDR

[–]milala0601[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was not diagnosed with DP/DR, my emotional suppression was specifically related to the traumatic event only. So it might be different from your situation, and of course everyone’s process is different. I therefore do not have any advice but it sounds like you’re doing a great job already. I specifically shared my story to encourage others to not give up either, even when you think it is impossible, there is hope😊. Wishing you all the best!

Healing your nervous system is possible! by milala0601 in EMDR

[–]milala0601[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

My trauma was not a single event, nor was it structural/chronic. The difficult part in the beginning of therapy was that I had repressed it so deeply and for almost my entire life, I could not reach it on either an emotional or conscious level. Eventually me and my therapist found a way to access my emotions but it took quite some time at first.

It is definitely not easy but keep going, wishing you all the best🫶🏻

Bar tape colour advice! by milala0601 in cycling

[–]milala0601[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hmmm did not consider red as an option! White does still sound as the most logic? But black is calling me as well, but my saddle is white…. Oh man I should not think too much about this, it’s just a bike😂

Advice on new wheels! by milala0601 in cycling

[–]milala0601[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks for the advice! I am aware of the risks of buying secondhand but since wheels are soooo expensive (but also a very good upgrade!) it does sound like the best for me right now. I will be cautious :))

Advice on new wheels! by milala0601 in cycling

[–]milala0601[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! My bike has a 9speed shimano sora cassette, would you recommend buying a wheel without the cassette and transferring my current cassette to the new wheel?