by Baylissa | Jan 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
Happy New Year’s Day! Another year has ended, and what a year it has been for many of you. No matter what your circumstances are, whether you are still tapering off your medication or holding at the moment, or you are in acute, post-acute or protracted...
by Baylissa | Dec 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
Dear Friends, It is Christmas Eve. I don’t know what this time of year is like for you, but I do hope you are with people who care for you, or that they are accessible remotely, if not. Here is a reflection that I would like to share with you today: 🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄 As...
by Baylissa | Nov 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
Visualisation, when used regularly, physically changes the brain. It does this by creating and strengthening neuronal connections and pathways, through the neuroplasticity process. It involves what is akin to creating a detailed, realistic, multi-sensory movie of an...
by Baylissa | Nov 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
I don’t know how different my life would have been had I not experienced withdrawal. Early on, while in the throes of it, I could not imagine looking back and seeing any good other than my having recovered. The pain and devastation were so extreme, so isolating, at...
by Baylissa | Oct 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
AN IMPORTANT TIP It was the first day of my psychotherapy training in a quaint and tranquil little town nestled in the Rhondda Valleys in beautiful Wales. I remember sitting, elated to be there, eager to learn. “The golden rule… the first thing I want all of you to...
by Baylissa | Oct 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.’ – Bernard Williams The hope you are encouraged to have is validated by a history of ABIND/neurotoxicity and withdrawal survival and recovery of 100s of 1000s of brave individuals...
by Baylissa | Sep 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
Thich Nhat Hanh on healing our inner child: “In each of us, there is a young, suffering child. We have all had times of difficulty as children. To protect and defend ourselves against future suffering, we often try to forget those painful times. The wounded...
by Baylissa | Sep 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
If this is a time when there are dark days, and you are gripped with ABIND or withdrawal-related anxieties and fears, you must still keep holding on. It may be difficult to believe that there can be any light in your space. But it is at these times that you must dig...
by Baylissa | Sep 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
THIS POST MAY BE TRIGGERING BECAUSE IT DISCUSSES WITHDRAWAL-INDUCED INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS. IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO READ ABOUT SYMPTOMS, PLEASE DISREGARD IT AND EXIT THE PAGE NOW. IF YOU ARE OKAY WITH READING ABOUT SYMPTOMS, I HOPE IT WILL BE REASSURING FOR YOU. THANK...
by Baylissa | Aug 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
Boundaries are terms and conditions you put in place to establish limits that benefit and protect you and the people you interact with. Having boundaries is not being selfish or self-indulgent. It keeps both you, and anyone you extend these boundaries to, safe. It...
