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Don Shetterly🌈✍️🎹🦋

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When you struggle with chronic health issues where you can’t easily do the stuff you once could, it can get very lonely and boring and frustrating

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10 months

Saw this one and it is so true

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@ThePOTSPostman I didn’t know insurance people were our primary doctors. They shouldn’t be saying no

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1 year

@Healthyfairy86 @bolding_daniel I’ve been inside those places many times and it is no place for a kid plus the kids are too young to know how to properly sanitize a place that produces food for a lot of people.

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2 years

I was raped and abused on a daily basis so badly that I couldn’t even focus enough to do basic first grade math problems. Instead of addressing the problem, the teacher let me glue and cut up paper in the corner. Don’t ignore kids struggling. Stand up for them. Be there for them!

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8 years

Healing Questions

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2 years

@amcampbell84 I knew I had been through things but it was until college that I started to question things. As I got older, through conversion disorder (FND), I started to come to terms with it. Even years after that I discovered things I thought were normal we abusive

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@OutofstpmaineAF I encountered that once. They were chatting and didn’t realize I was on the call. I embarrassed them pretty good

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7 months

If a child is abused from the beginning of their life, they may not know that it is abuse. It may just be a way of life to them and all they know. They are often sheltered from others so the child just thinks that child abuse is normal behavior that everyone experiences

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7 months

My dad would beat me when I was sensitive. He couldn’t handle it and would whip me hard until I cried and then whip me for crying. It took me a lifetime to accept that I was highly sensitive.

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11 months

If anyone thinks a chronic illness or mental health situation is something that you just deal with, I hope you never have to experience it. I can tell you first hand that both things are hell to live with 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, all year long for the rest of your life.

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4 months

Suicide isn’t always about waking up and deciding to go kill yourself. Some days, it is being overwhelmed with everything in your life and seeing no way out, no hope, and too tired to care anymore. It a slow exhausting battle that chips a little away from you each day

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1 year

Nope. Some of us had horrific families and the best thing we did was go no contact. I can’t believe someone would over generalize with this rubbish

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11 months

I agree, do you?

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5 months

Suicidal thoughts aren’t about not being strong enough. Sometimes life has been so cruel and challenging that the only way a mind can comprehend is to want to escape it. Often it takes every bit of energy for a person to fight to not give up and after a while they get exhausted

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2 years

Since I was abused in silence, one thing I wanted to do in healing was break the silence. I keep sharing to help further that along for others. Too many suffer in silence and I so badly want that silence broken

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2 months

Survivors of child abuse are some of the strongest people I know. To make it through abuse, attempt to heal and not harm others in the same way, takes a lot of strength, courage, and perseverance. They are strong people. Stronger than they realize.

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3 months

@MynaChang LOL. I had a retail credit card company have me listed as deceased. So when I tried to clear up their error, the guy told me I needed to fill out forms, etc and prove I was alive. I said, you’re talking to me. So I said, why pay the bill. Dead people don’t pay bills

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3 years

In my healing from conversion disorder and childhood sexual abuse I didn’t always know what to do to heal. I followed my heart, logic, and gut instinct as each day I would wake up and try to find a way to take a step forward. It wasn’t easy but it got me from point A to B.

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1 year

I grew up in a family where if I cried as a little boy, I was a baby. If I didn’t cry enough when my dad was beating me with a leather belt, he’d hit me harder until I did and then get angry when I finally cried. I was taught to not feel like so many that have been abused

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7 years

Don't it always seem to go, that you don't know what you've got till it's gone. - Joni Mitchell #quote

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5 years

I stand amazed at the people I’ve met on here with the difficult stories they endured and how they carry onward reaching out to others with a helping hand and a heart full of love and compassion.

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1 year

@Healthyfairy86 @bolding_daniel It is. I used to work around dangerous farm equipment but was always careful. Took safety training. Cheap labor that will do whatever they are forced to do.

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5 years

A kind word in a day, (in person or on social media) really makes a difference. May we have more kind words spoken amongst people we meet. The world badly needs us to speak kindly with one another.

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11 months

Please never tell an abuse survivor that they should be further along in healing in whatever form you choose to impose upon them. It takes time to heal and each survivor does it at the pace they can handle.

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8 years

Showing the love of compassion and understanding is our currency of being human.

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1 year

So true

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10 months

Saw this on Instagram

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@mindbodythought

11 months

Love this @DrDoyleSays I like you too and I’m in your side.

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1 year

I remember many years ago on Christmas Day, I called the suicide hotline. Someone picked up the phone and I couldn’t bring myself to say a word. It felt shameful that I could even utter those thoughts. Somehow I made it through that day. Not everyone can ask for help

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7 years

Negativity breeds negativity. The wise focus on the positive in every situation. #quote

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2 years

New puppy is here

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11 months

Sometimes I hesitate to share some of the trauma I’ve been through because I don’t want people using it to minimize their trauma. Trauma is trauma. Comparing the severity doesn’t help as much as we may convince ourselves it does. Your trauma is your trauma and mine is mine.

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10 months

Got the new white cane and started training today on how to use it.

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7 years

The day you stop racing, is the day you win the race. - Bob Marley #quote

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2 years

My dad died last Nov and I didn’t know for a month. He went to his grave blaming everyone including me for the sexual, physical, emotional abuse he put me through. Never once did he admit what he did or say sorry. He made me into the bad guy. Im glad he’s gone. Good riddance

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5 months

When someone shares their struggles with you, it isn’t because they expect you to have the answers. They are just looking for someone who cares, will listen and show compassion and empathy. By listening, you are helping them more than you may know.

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@mindbodythought

1 year

If someone is sharing how much they are struggling, stop shaming them as if they are somehow horrible people for doing so. I get so angry when I see this. If someone is struggling, they need a listening ear, not a shaming tongue

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3 months

When you think that food and grocery delivery is for the lazy, that’s about as ignorant as it gets. For some of us to get out of the house, it is not easy due to disability. Try a little compassion because the world doesn’t need to see your ignorance on display

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11 months

Put the Christmas tree up today

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@mindbodythought

11 months

I was told they beat and molested me to show me God’s love. That will mess you up. It’s a tough thing to reconcile in life. Much more than just changing your thinking. How I made it this far, I don’t know

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1 year

It is my birthday today. While that’s a positive thing for me, two years ago I was struggling to function and now I know why. In addition I am losing my eyesight which is tough. Jeff is taking me out on a nearby dinner boat. I love boats and the water. I’ll post pics of it

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10 months

A Good one by @DrDoyleSays

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1 year

I love having simba. He helps me emotionally and physically. He’s a big support to me in my life with all I’m facing.

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@mindbodythought

1 year

I saw someone struggling with suicidal ideation and another individual mocked them and was very shitty. Would you go up to a car accident and dump salt on the wounds of someone injured? Probably not. That would be horrible! Then why treat others struggling in such a manner?

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@ImaniMulungi And please for the love of God, don’t have the boys high school creepy phys ed teacher try to talk about it. Like happened in my school for the boys. He had no clue. And everyone thought it was a joke.

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1 year

I enjoy people that are real and honest and aware. I struggle with people that only portray happy happy happy n life as if difficulties and struggles don’t exist

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5 months

My older brother who forced me to give him BJs and have s e. X with him has explained to everyone that it is just something brothers do experimenting around. Um, to me that makes me vomit. I don’t think this was normal what he did to me and my dad as well.

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6 years

Some days, a thoughtful word we say or a question asking how people are doing can be moments that help pick them up, lift them up and give them another ounce of energy. Never underestimate your impact upon others. I try to remember this too.

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11 months

Absolutely. I love this one.

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5 years

I didn't know I came from a dysfunctional screwed up family until I started healing after being hospitalized from Conversion Disorder. It all just seemed normal as a kid. I knew no different. I'm sure I wasn't the only one that can say this.

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2 years

@amcampbell84 My dad made friends with the town cop. Everyone thought he was the most helpful perfect person. I saw him kill my pets and it was done to show what would happen if we told about the abuse. He told us if we ever told someone, it would be the last thing we did

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5 years

I was thinking back to a month ago where I was struggling to hang on and fighting to want to "live". Been blogging about this. But a month has gone by and I'm doing 1000 times better. Much better outlook, less anxiety, less depression. So grateful/thankful.

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8 months

Took me a long time to realize this one. @DrDoyleSays

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2 years

The price an abuse survivor pays for the rest of their lives is to much. The perp often gets away without adequate repercussions. This has got to change.

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7 months

So true So very true

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5 years

Sharing this - when I was abused, everyone thought my dad was the nicest, greatest person. He was friends with the local cop in the small town. He proved to us by killing my pets that he would stop you in any way. Who would I have told? Who would have protected me? No One!

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1 year

I like this. Good reminder for myself

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@mindbodythought

8 months

Happy birthday to onyx. Five years old today

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2 months

Do you ever feel like those close to you don’t believe the chronic health conditions you deal with? Like they think you’re making it up for attention?

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Don Shetterly🌈✍️🎹🦋

@mindbodythought

2 years

They sent me a picture of the puppy I picked out the other day and will be getting in a few days. So cute

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2 years

He’s coming on Monday. He has grown since we saw him.

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7 years

@darthnerfherder @neiltyson Just a couple of pictures. He had us rolling laughing but was so much fun to hang around. (and learn from - the dude is a walking wealth of information he shares freely which I love)

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1 year

My dad had me washing breakfast dishes from the time I was very young. He’s put a chair up to the sink and watch me as I washed them. Any dishes I didn’t get clean, he’d kick my little body into the cupboard. And that’s how I learned to wash dishes. I hated him.

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10 months

Today is my first birthday. Im now a year old. My humans are the greatest. I get daily walks, love to play catch and tug of war. I bark when I feel slighted but overall I love the house I live in. To celebrate my birthday in style, I wonder how many likes these eyes can get?

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11 months

Something fun.

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7 months

Is anyone else very picky about the clothes they wear? I don’t mean expensive. In fact I like inexpensive. But the feel, fabric, color and comfortability are key to me. When I pick clothes to wear, it’s based on feel and color.

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2 years

When my father abused me, I was so young I don’t remember most of it, only waking up with blood all over me after being raped. He was trying to clean it so my mom didn’t see. They ended up taking me to a nurse friend of my moms for antibiotic shots. And I was only around 5 yrs

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5 years

In healing, I had no clue how to do it when I started this journey. I kept putting one foot in front of the other and as I went, more was revealed to me. At no time did I allow myself to get locked into a paradigm that I could not heal.

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1 year

Therapy time. Love my companion

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11 months

Simba did so well with his walk. There were all kinds of distractions and mail truck, UPS, cars,people coming out to get their mail, dogs barking, and he stayed with me. He followed my cues and commands. Very proud of Simba today.

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9 months

Well hello there. One of the precious inhabitants of the house

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2 years

Simba says “Hello everyone. Give me a bark if you have a four-legged friend and leave me a photo. Let’s make it a tail wagging happy day.”

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1 year

I’ve healed more by hearing the stories of other survivors and seeing they found a way through rather than all the ones that gave me advice telling me what to do.

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8 months

If you’re reading this, it is because it is meant for you to see. You are a beautiful soul. Even with all your challenges you face, keep yourvchallenges inner light glowing brightly. Don’t allow it to be extinguished or diminished by anyone or anything

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My parents blamed the doctors, psychiatrists, therapists, meds, and called me all kinds of names, crucified me to my community, friends, and relatives but they never took responsibility for what they did. I made it on my own. Wasn’t easy but in the end, I survived and thrived

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11 months

Heard something today. Train yourself to not argue with stupid people. You’ll never win with stupid people. Don’t waste the energy and use it instead for something good. Interesting thought Agree or disagree?

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7 years

A loving heart is the truest wisdom. - Charles Dickens #quote #FridayFeeling

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7 months

I can’t stand trophy hunters. May they get trampled by an elephant.

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7 months

Local villagers said he was a 2 year old elephant. In his death he folded his legs as if he were still a baby. #BanTrophyHuntingNow

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3 years

Requesting 100% participation from all my followers please!

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10 months

Dear Person Reading This The world is better off because you’re in it Signed Grateful

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2 years

Do you actually compliment and praise people in your life or not? It helps to verbally say nice things that are authentic. Too many of us have been torn down since we were born. Build one another up

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5 years

One thing that empowers me is when I see others who have experienced some of the worst experiences in life, stand shoulder to shoulder to help others heal and find their way in life. Seeing this lifts me up to help and do more. Thank you to each one who cares enough to do this

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5 years

Sometimes I share stuff, not looking for sympathy, but to help others know that they aren't alone. I know it helped me in the early days when someone shared a bit of their story and I was able to see that I wasn't the only one dealing with abuse. That's why I share things here

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I had so many people tell me not to get a puppy. I’m glad I didn’t listen to them. Simba has been so good for me and he has helped push me. He helps shower me with love. His little tail and body wag and jump for joy playfully, he loves to cuddle too

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7 years

I don’t think anyone is seeing my tweets or I’ve been permanently muted and ignored. Is this thing on?

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5 months

Don’t ever tell someone struggling with suicide that they are using it to get attention or get their way. If someone is hurting, either have compassion and empathy or STFU

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2 years

I talk about my experience with mental health issues, depression and childhood abuse to let others know they aren’t alone. I’m not doing it for pity. When I first started my healing journey it meant the world to me that I found others who had walked where I was beginning to walk

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9 months

Outside of my family showing God’s love to me as they raped and molested me, I was a young boy using the restroom in the church during Sunday service. Some stranger came in the bathroom and molested me while the congregation was singing hymns. Where was God to protect me?

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2 years

Just to be heard is one of the best healing medicines I know of and I wish this was more the norm in our world

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2 years

Many years ago my human was born on this day. I don’t know how humans live this long. I’m glad Don made it through this last year. He had a rough one. So make sure you give him a few cat treats and wish him a happy human birthday!

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@mindbodythought

3 months

If you have a disability, what is a difficult thing for you to do that most take for granted?

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Don Shetterly🌈✍️🎹🦋

@mindbodythought

2 years

My heart goes out to everyone on here I interact with or am friends with. To the ones who feel like no one listens or hears them. To the ones fighting a situation or chronic illness that feels overwhelming. To the ones who feel all alone or hurt in ways no one can see. 🤗❤️

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Don Shetterly🌈✍️🎹🦋

@mindbodythought

7 months

I just had a bath. I’m so clean.

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