My H.E.A.R.T. Story

 If I close my eyes I can remember. Remember what it used to be like before everything changed. Before I got rescued by thorns and nails. I can take a deep breath and tell myself not to forget. Never forget where you where. I can travel back to that time.... To a time of soul torture and   Sometimes If I dwell to long I can almost taste the pain No desire to wake up Please clock tell me you are deceiving me I am not ready to face this day Five more minutes might be all I get to hide away There has to be more then I am getting... Getting out of bed at the last possible minute Getting Dressed in a coat of Heaviness My legs pulled down with shame A large belt of guilt resting close to my stomach My upper body is clothed with sadness especially right next to my heart Tears are already forming at my eyes but I wipe them because anger is taking over. Its the only way to Survive. Survival-Not sure how I am d...

Recently a Counseling Professor invited students to watch and reflect critically on the movie Inception . This concept of inception is not far off from reality, because people do this to each other all the time (knowingly and unknowingly). We discovered there is a strong connection to the movie and how Therapist can "plant ideas" into clients paths of thinking. In a client/therapist relationship there is a necessary need for the client to trust the therapist which causes a power differential, even if slightly.Many relationships have a power differential and the timing of the ideas being planted matters most. One of the most vulnerable times ideas/values are planted into our minds and patterns of thinking is when we are children. Children assess ideas based on experience. Does mom always respond to my needs? Am I ignored by my parents? Who do they say that I am, good, bad, ugly, pretty, smart, lazy, rebellious? I finally had the time and opportunity to address ...