+BLACK RABBIT

My mother’s malicious response to the death of my pet black rabbit when I was 8 as it connects to her psychotic borderline inability to tell fairy tales from reality.

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WIDENING OUR PERCEPTION OF IMMUNITY TO INCLUDE ABUSE

Immunity from abuse and immunity from the flu are all related to the same protection and defense system of a species — including ours.

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WHY NOT TO REMEMBER MY MOTHER

Tiny, splintered fractions of childhood memories become dissociated patterns of being stemming from maltreatment from birth — and, yes, my mother is dead.

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+PATTERNS OF RESPONSE TO THREAT

This is how the cycle of life best works from my point of view: Draw a simple plus sign — ‘+’ Place – ‘HAPPY’ on the left tip – ‘ANGER’ at the top tip – ‘FEAR’ at the right tip – ‘SAD’ at the bottom tip Draw a small circle at the center and place [...]

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+FORGETTING TO REMEMBER WHAT TO AVOID

Everything about being alive is about having control over one’s environment.  I believe that it is essentially our immune systems that direct our ability to maintain our lives by using all aspects of our body’s operation to ensure that our lives continue.  If we were a much more primitive species, we would only be able [...]

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not to miss….

Not to miss a post today, will just say that I braved the wind and set up a ‘booth’ at the farmers’ market today — and taught the art class in the afternoon — so will write tomorrow

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+SUFFER IN SILENCE

Why did I sleep so poorly and wake before dawn today?  What do I do with the millions of thoughts, swarming around like gnats, each untouchable?  I try to swat them away.  I do not want to hear them.  I don’t want them to be a part of me. I used to have an inner [...]

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+ISOLATION AND BEATINGS

Abuse worse than neglect?

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+SOCIAL ISOLATION – Research on the Brain Changes

I imagine that researchers can write about topics such as this one without being ‘emotionally involved’ with their topic.  If so, then this is what makes my writing different from theirs.  The condition they write about is one I have intimate experience with — only my isolation began at birth, not at post-weaning. What follows [...]

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+EARTH DAY: In Honor of the Grieving Chicken

Life with the grieving chickens — link to story is HERE!

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