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The Shadow Band's avatar

I was heavily medicated as a kid.

Mom eventually, in desparation,

took me to a hynotherapist.

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He put me under, and then told me I did not have to be aflicted anymore.

And so I was not.

No more medication.

Life got better.

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Erica Phillips Graves 🔮's avatar

Meds for me too, actually I will be in them for the long term. But the trauma….that dulled in a major way. Much happier and stable.

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The Shadow Band's avatar

Back then, it was hard core depressants.

Happy and stable is good.

I dogapaddle the sea of madness and

only occasionally take in lungfull.

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Alexx Hart's avatar

Ohhhhhhh what a powerful session and...fallout dream. 😝 (can’t help myself.) I’ve never done hypnotherapy. I’m an EMDR girl myself. So amazing when you find a technique that works, and when your actual dreamscape/regular cast shift like that! Congrats and I hope the healing continues and continues.

And yeah. Tori. 🫠 Period.

🤜✨🤛

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Erica Phillips Graves 🔮's avatar

Tori is fully inside my head. I have another recent post where she invaded my mind. She’s amazing.I do want to write more stories from my sessions. So much happened. It really helped me break down those last walls. But as an empath, it made me more open. Now I have to deal with ... feelings ... yuck. 😝

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Alexx Hart's avatar

Right?!?! I hope the writing bug is the purrrrfect way to get it all organized and running smoothly.

Dance (and secret writing, deep in the writer’s closet for 20 years--shhhh!) are mine. I call the dances I made to the Tori songs my AGDs. (Angry Grrrl Dances.) Sooooo powerful as a Muse. There are more dances to other songs in there. Silent is one for sure. They rear their heads and say “ahem” when it’s time to make a new one.

The last one was Winter. We had this freak snow storm in April after all the flowers had bloomed, which allowed me to finally get the last of the footage I needed. (I’d been slowly shooting that dance since 2017.) Yup. She just gets in the head and will not let go. 🎶 She will not let you goooo...let you go! 🎶 (Thankfully!) It’s so cool to find another who is so touched by music.

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Erica Phillips Graves 🔮's avatar

Music is amazing. I get a soundtrack when I write. I suspect a touch of clairaudience to my wheelhouse of strange abilities. The latest was my psychic download of my little fluffy clouds short story I have to write out. There’s a post on thaw somewhere on my page. I also heard the creepy clown music from the original IT mini-series when I was writing out notes for the novella. But I have to insist that it will be a NO CLOWN ZONE. No way.

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Alexx Hart's avatar

Soundtrack--absolutely. I live by my playlists. Clairaudience?!?!! 🧐🤩 And how does that work?? Clowns: run awaaaay!

Ok I’ve got the computer set back up. Off to rev the NaNo Engines and peel out!

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Erica Phillips Graves 🔮's avatar

Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed reading this. I want to write more about my experiences, but will do that after I finish the new story. Started that this afternoon!

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William Pauley III's avatar

This is a beautiful tribute to the healing power of music. Music is my therapy. 100%. I'm jealous of all your vivid dreams, too. I only dream like once or twice a year.

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