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#1
May 24, 2012, 08:37 PM
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have you ever had a moment, stemming from your therapy work, a moment that felt like a miracle?
i've had mini miracles, little things that amaze me but never seemed worth mentioning... but today ... i was reading the thread 'Passive Death Wish' ... and it started me thinking, remembering how i've felt in the past .... and i had a thought that made me tear up. ... "I want to live." never once, in my whole existence have I ever had that thought. I cry everything time those words float across my mind. this is what therapy can do. this is what's possible. Life... is possible.
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#2
May 24, 2012, 08:46 PM
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thats awesome we are so happy for you ♥♥♥
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May 24, 2012, 08:52 PM
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I'm so happy for you to be able to "see" such a beautiful thing!!!!! What an inspiration this is...
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May 24, 2012, 09:03 PM
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You almost make ME cry, rainbow_rose. I am very, very glad that you had that thought.
 Yes, therapy can do that. I'm not sure if it's happened to me like that, but I'm happy for you. Thank you for sharing your miracle.
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#5
May 24, 2012, 09:26 PM
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A lot of us in the DBT group call it our "light bulb"' moments where all of a sudden something makes sense. It is an awesome feeling.....glad you have had those miracle moments for you....it means that the therapy is really making sense to you
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#6
May 24, 2012, 09:32 PM
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"I want to live." Powerful words.
Good job, rainbow_rose!
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May 24, 2012, 09:37 PM
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That is an awesome realization. Good for you!
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May 24, 2012, 09:48 PM
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Thank you so much for sharing this! How wonderful!
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May 24, 2012, 09:54 PM
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That's wonderful, Rainbow. Just wonderful.
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May 25, 2012, 01:24 AM
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My therapy miracle is that I realized, and can say, "I'm loveable." Thanks for sharing, r_r. What a beautiful thing.
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May 25, 2012, 06:52 AM
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(((RR))) that is awesome, thanks so much for sharing and passing along a little hope!
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May 25, 2012, 07:14 AM
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I had one this week, in fact. I told T I caught a glimpse of my reflection in a store window on my walk in to his office, and in the past, when I see myself like that, shortly after I have started a diet and exercise program and am feeling fitter, I say to myself, "oh, but i'm still fat," echoing (i just realized now!) the declaration my brother once made when I was in 7th grade and had finished my first diet - I had just one slice of bread at dinner instead of multiple, cut out 2nd helpings, and exercised in my room, completely sensible and healthful. It was only when my mother involved herself in my dieting that I got messed up.
Anyway, back to my revelation. This week, when I saw my reflection, I said, hmm, my belly doesn't look as big as I thought it did, it looks nice, I look beautiful! And T said, "Yessss!" The first time I "failed" the store window reflection test, I was almost 100 lbs lighter than I am now (30 years ago), so it's not about actual size, it's about mentality and positive attitude toward your progress. Good thread. |
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May 25, 2012, 07:36 AM
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Oddly enough I had this happen this week. Ill share the email I sent to my T yesterday. ***Trigger warning for sui***
"I always viewed suicide as a contingency plan growing up. I guess I considered my family would be upset, but it wasn't until last week and this week you really made realize something. I never knew my ups and downs really worried you, or had any affect on you until the talk we had on Monday. I guess by you telling me that, I realized how much you do care about my outcome. Maybe I'm not so worthless..? Then what you told me today, makes it so hard for me to ever consider giving into my thoughts. How could I give up on myself, when someone is so unwilling to give up on me? I would have never realized any of this if it weren't for you. As long as you never give up on me, I promise I won't give up on myself." He replied to me...deal. For the first time in my life I'm not seeing suicide as backup plan, and I think that's a miracle.
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May 26, 2012, 03:44 PM
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thanks everyone
 for all the comments, especially those who shared their own miracle moments. it is great to hear other people's experiences.
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Happiness cannot be found through great effort and willpower, but is already present, in open relaxation and letting go. Don't strain yourself, there is nothing to do or undo. Whatever momentarily arises in the body-mind Has no real importance at all, has little reality whatsoever. Don't believe in the reality of good and bad experiences; they are today's ephemeral weather, like rainbows in the sky. ~Venerable Lama Gendun Rinpoche~
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May 26, 2012, 05:15 PM
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May 26, 2012, 09:10 PM
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thank you, fuzzybear
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Happiness cannot be found through great effort and willpower, but is already present, in open relaxation and letting go. Don't strain yourself, there is nothing to do or undo. Whatever momentarily arises in the body-mind Has no real importance at all, has little reality whatsoever. Don't believe in the reality of good and bad experiences; they are today's ephemeral weather, like rainbows in the sky. ~Venerable Lama Gendun Rinpoche~
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May 27, 2012, 12:51 AM
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Had to return to this thread. I love miracles. Thanks again, r_r.
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May 27, 2012, 05:04 PM
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Happiness cannot be found through great effort and willpower, but is already present, in open relaxation and letting go. Don't strain yourself, there is nothing to do or undo. Whatever momentarily arises in the body-mind Has no real importance at all, has little reality whatsoever. Don't believe in the reality of good and bad experiences; they are today's ephemeral weather, like rainbows in the sky. ~Venerable Lama Gendun Rinpoche~
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