Cheat sheet...

Our abilities as human's to heal never fails to amaze me.

A small cut and the body's process kicks into action before you have even started bleeding; platelets do what they were designed to do and good old coagulation helps to clot the blood to stop it bleeding any further.

But what happens with emotional healing? How do we manage that?

Our emotional psych is pushed constantly through stress and dealing with our own and other people's lives. We can be pushed to the edge and tipped over it by the simplest things.

Sometimes by working through our emotions and actually arriving at the brink of what we feel is the absolute waters edge, enables us to recognise what we need to process before being able to move on.

I have seen that recently in others, these people that I, and others care about, have reached that point where they feel they can not go on and can not take the pain of what is happening around them any more. Something had to give.

Recognising those symptoms and remembering who does care about you, goes a long way to helping that healing process and a long way to putting you back on track again.

Life doesn't stay the same. It is constantly changing and feelings of desperation invariably disappear after a trauma. Our ability to rationalise, consider and reflect on what, why and where is invaluable to helping us move on and if necessary, in finding closure.

Closure may mean accepting the decision, fighting back on an unfair judgement or even finally getting the actual answers you need - but we all need it. Closure is part of the healing process.

The body does find a way...trust the process; but in the meantime, for those of you who need it, here is a cheat sheet...

Emotional Healing for Dummies...