tree, is the a-ha what you mentioned in the other thread about feeling like you can be powerful by moving forward and living your life rather than letting the intrusive thoughts and feelings derail you? if so, then i do think you're on the right track. hopefully, T will get back to you later today but maybe we can support you in the meantime.

i think we can be busy and it can be a distraction or avoidance, or we can be busy because we are now living our lives and not dwelling on or spiraling from things from the past. i think it's all in our motivation but it can be the same action in either scenario. there is probably some sort of balance we have to find between dealing with our issues and living life. i am so not there yet! (oops, i probably should have posted this on your other thread.)

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