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Taking Back Power: Healing from Addiction and Trauma

rebelkatt
rebelkatt
SoberApr 28, 2025, 3:31 PM1 min read
Self-Discovery
rebelkatt
rebelkattApr 28, 2025, 3:31 PM
baseline
Opened up about reflecting on my reflection on fb, of course I wanna feed it to Alterd too😅🎉 🤣🤣🤣 I spent most of my 20s with people being very angry with me, & I with them over these 2 very things ❤️‍🔥those who struggled to make subtle shifts in perception ❤️‍🔥those who were resistant to introspection Ohhhh I remember in the depths of a stimulant addiction making these types of people big mad😤😹 But over 2 and a half years later into sobriety, here I am having big belly laughs over the fact my addiction kept those kinds of people around me 🤣 Like I chose those people and situations...😳😅 So this is what it feels like to take back blame of trauma 🌚❤️‍🩹💭 Realizing my place in things things has definitely called back power I hadn't even realized I've given away😇☯️❤️‍🔥 Out of my 4 heroes Brene Brown is the only one who is alive & the only woman... Studying her I appreciate the concept of empowered vulnerability Who I was 2017-2020 is someone I've finally figured out how to honor and have compassion for🙏🏽 There is only a small few horrifying acts excluded but generally there's no depths reached where human beings do not deserve compassion 🖤 Mood: Empowered🥰‼️
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sisterinarmz
sisterinarmzApr 28, 2025, 4:21 PM
baseline
@rebelkatt im very proud that you have been able to work past these harmful people and addictions. I havent dealt with any addictions like this but have been around it with my mother, it kills not only the relationships around you, but yourself. i wish she would take the time to have this kind of introspection, but i know she wont. kudos to you for having the strength to do this, keep on fighting the good fight 💪
rebelkatt
rebelkattApr 28, 2025, 4:34 PM
cannabis
@sisterinarmz thank you for the kudos 🥲
rebelkatt
rebelkattApr 28, 2025, 4:37 PM
cannabis
@sisterinarmz there's always hope until there isn't any time left🫂❤️‍🩹 I don't talk to my mom amymore.. her addiction is condemnation & judgement

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