NEVER Deny Another Side

“Imagine you come upon a house painted brown. What color would you say the house was?”

“Why brown, of course.”

“But what if I came upon it from the other side, and found it to be white?”

“That would be absurd. Who would paint a house two colors?”

He ignored my question. “You say it’s brown, and I say it’s white. Who’s right?”

“We’re both right.”

“No,” he said. “We’re both wrong. The house isn’t brown or white. It’s both. You and I only see one side. But that doesn’t mean the other side doesn’t exist. To not see the whole is to not see the truth.”

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-gift-maybe/201505/is-there-ever-just-one-side-story

Being right doesn’t always create the best relationships or resolutions to conflict, but compassion and understanding can work miracles.

 

Routes to psychotic symptoms: Trauma, anxiety and psychosis-like experiences

The occurrence of at least one lifetime traumatic event was associated with a 2.5 times greater risk

Similarly, the occurrence of at least one lifetime traumatic event was associated with a 4.8 times greater risk

It is also of note that a history of lifetime trauma was associated with higher scores on the Cardiff Anomalous Perception Scale factors of temporal lobe experience, and clinical psychosis

A number of studies, in both clinical and non-clinical populations, have found an association of trauma and psychotic symptoms

The evidence for the association between trauma and psychosis is strongest for the occurrence of hallucinations

A history of childhood abuse increased the risk for the subsequent development of psychotic symptoms by over 10 times.

The evidence for the association between trauma and psychosis is strongest for the occurrence of hallucinations

If trauma has a causal role, then its influence on delusions and hallucinations may be somewhat different. For instance, the role of trauma in hallucinations may be quite direct, whereby trauma-related intrusions and flashbacks enter the content of hallucinations

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2748122/

note found on phone

Note I found in my phone as I was clearing out my memory card:

 

Boxed in, in conversations in your own house. The right way, I just want to be considered. Caged in? A result if you or me? If you love me, really love me, why do you react the way you do? Slow processor. Rarely have space? You have all week! You feel instructed? Cut losses? Sorry you feel it’s a loss!

Dated 1/10/2013 10:54pm

I wonder what this was about

What’s the personality of your relationship

totally lovin’ this live fb thing from joco and crazy8

draft post: taking notes

listening to brad talk about how much he loved being a fan.
totally enjoyed being Faith’s fan
– when she had to write out the script for her interview with laura
– loved taking the girls for ice cream while Faith did the interview w/ laura
– love Love LOVED sharing and listening to Faith’s wonderful voice as she told her story

– rhonda’s choose courage rehearsal
– choose courage’s other rehearsal
– supporting her for the first photo short was a blessing
– and anything she wanted that would help her continue her desire to do what she wanted to do was an absolute JOY

faith’s challenge to recognize love, and more importantly to BE LOVED!