Crash

I haven’t written anything of substance in a while, so here’s my attempt:

I’ve barely been able to get out of bed all day. I would say this is rare because I never get “sick” in the traditional sense, but I do occasionally have what I call a crash.

Basically, I’m fine until I’m not, and seemingly without warning, my body just says “no.”

I realized mid-morning that I prob overdid it the last 2 weeks with travel, cleaning out my storage unit, being more social than usual, starting a parasite cleanse, and doing 2 long Myofascial Release sessions, plus my own home releases (we hold toxins and stuck emotions in our fascia)

The temptation is to judge myself when I’m not “good to go,” but I think I just threw myself into a massive clearing, which is basically an energetic cleansing or detox; and although it’s far from a good time, I do find them to be beneficial, and I always feel better afterwards.

Whether it’s physical or emotional, our bodies have their ways of releasing what’s weighing us down- and its when we ignore and suppress its need to do this that we set ourselves up for longer periods of dis-ease.

I’ve found that the less I resist these dormant periods, the less suffering I put myself through; so I’m trying to learn how to navigate them skillfully and with a little grace if at all possible (easier said than done).

Also, contrary to societal beliefs, experiencing symptoms doesn’t necessarily mean something is “wrong” and/or that an intervention is warranted.

It could actually mean something is right, in that our bodies and nervous systems finally feel safe enough to let go of things and recalibrate -especially if we’ve been living in freeze or shut down mode for extended periods of time.

That is all for now 🙏🪷✨️

Published by Lindsey

Army veteran. Former mental health therapist. Lyme experiencer (healed). Author of the book Diagnosis: Human, The Mental Health System as a Portal to the Collective Psyche (available on Amazon). Reach out at lindsey@wildhearthuman.com to work with me 1:1

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