Excise Exercise 3: Phantom feelings

Phantom feelings... stinging prickly reminders that missing attachments were parts of real healing. Painful loss replays trauma bond tricks and treats. Days of death danced a two-step with hot held hope Two faced masking for supply. Divine love's inculcation Came from a different angle, crossing over from an unusual side. Damage control diagnosis is clear cut hope in clean-cut separation from what had already died. Mind-Heart becomes supple when you don't need to split your Self into two states- your odds at each other's throat. Drop the knives. You stabbed yourself in the foot so many times. Face that fork in the road- You brought your broken heart here. Face prosthetic help Like all those veterans of false soul mate war. Facing choice that is no choice forces you to stand up. Walk forward on your own two feet... The future is a fearless clean slate. Aqua M Pen Umbra Poems 02/02/2024. Phantom Sensation/Pain after Amputation: When the missing part of a limb is still "felt." May feel as if the mission part of your limb is asleep. Stronger sensations that feel like burning, twisting, cramping, aching, are called "Phantom Pain." (Do research.) Phantom Emotions are described as emotional reactions from childhood that persist and get triggered, causing us a great deal of unnecessary pain and suffering. Our brain and nervous system can hardwire memories of painful experiences from childhood that are no longer there. According to Helen Kramer, renowned author, therapist, it's possible to identify these phantom emotions, and replace them, and live as the empowered, confident adults we always desired to be. There is Hope.