PTSD Survivors Speak: Healing Testimonial
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 • PTSD Guest Post: Survivors Speak •
Shh! Can you hear it? If you listen closely you will hear the sound of another survivor healing….
Today’s survivor guest post is very special to me. It comes from a woman I met a few months ago, a woman struggling with PTSD and with an event so traumatic in her history she would not even tell me what it was. I told her she could feel better without discussing the details of the event, or even naming the event at all.
Together we set off on a journey. The result: she’s become so PTSD-free she wanted to share with all of you her thoughts from the other side of healing.
Please join me in supporting a woman who’s made a phenomenal effort to help herself overcome PTSD, and who now wishes to reach out to others doing the same.
Healing Testimonial
As a rape survivor, of course I felt blessed to make it out alive. And so, I accepted nightmares as part of my post-trauma life forever. Night after night, I was forced to relive the horrific details of a hellish night from my past. The men who held me captive and drugged years ago were continuing to have as strong a hold on me years after.
So what were my options? Sleep with the light on. Avoid dark places and images that could bring up flashbacks. Counseling? It wasn’t really for me. I never felt comfortable with the idea of sitting on a stranger’s couch week after week, year after year, retelling the disturbing event. I wasn’t avoiding or denying, I just simply wanted to move on and forward with my life. It was then that I met Michele.
For those of us strong souls who have been faced with monsters in this lifetime, Michele is living proof that there are angels in this world. I had never really known much about NLP or hypnosis, but upon instantly meeting Michele I knew she was a true healer, and finally felt as though help was on the way.
The most incredible part about the work Michele does is that you don’t ever have to talk about your trauma. She always offers a listening ear, but it is not necessary for the work to be achieved. No retelling or discussing of your personal life or the details of your trauma. Everyone has his/her treatment preferences, but for someone like me this was a dream come true. If it actually worked it would be even better!
What I am about to say may possibly shock you. Within one ninety minute session with Michele my nightmares were gone. Within 4 sessions the flashbacks had disappeared. I was sleeping like I had never slept in my life and felt like a million bucks. I understand that this may sound farfetched. If you told me this months ago I probably wouldn’t have believed it myself. For this reason I insisted on writing a testimonial. And so, I say this from the bottom of my heart: If you are out there suffering, searching for help — or maybe you have abandoned the idea, as had I – consider working with Michele. She has truly given me my life back and for that I am forever grateful.
I would be more than happy to speak to you about my personal experience working with Michele. Please feel free to contact me at 1LoveLife82@aol.com.
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Tags: avoiding, counseling, denying, flashbacks, healer, healing testimonial, help, hypnosis, nightmares, NLP, post-trauma, ptsd-free, rape survivor, talk, trauma
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The only reason I agreed to have sessions with Michele was because I DIDN’T have to talk about my traumas. The night of my 1st session, I slept soundly for the 1st time in 15 years. I’m extremely grateful to Michele, and hope others with PTSD find comfort in her sessions.
This is such a wonderful story! Its amazing how quickly healing can occur when we’re ready for it AND when its the right kind of help being offered.
as a trauma survivor who lost nearly a decade of life to the limbo state, caused by the side effects of violence and court battles to secure safety for my children , and the stigma attached to male victims of domestic abuse…i have reentered the professional world of my trade with a 9 year gap. i am up for a position that i want really bad, but felt uncomfortable in the interview process of making up what i had done for the last decade. so, i decided to tell the truth, of course i was in fear that this stigma would either make or break the job, but decided that it was better to empower myself , and offer truth to what i had endured , instead of allowing lies and coverups to cloud my needs and self-esteem…i think it is high time that trauma survivors are given free voice in both the medical and professional world and i salute all who take the steps to be free