Breathe in
Breathe out
Surrender and release
Illness led me to rest
But I forgot to breathe
Triggers led me to
grounding techniques
But I forgot to exhale
Life situations led me
to worry
take action
then anxiously wait
exhausted, but whole
Wisdom reminded me this will pass
Just Breathe
Just Be
I
breathed in
breathed out
surrendered and released
The after comes as it always does
I rest confused by the intensity; the crescendo
of symptoms, of noise, and of fear
Fear of the illness
because I know it will strike again
often without warning
It lifts
leaving behind fogginess, relief
fatigue and acceptance
The mindfulness of acceptance
The exhaustion of acceptance
For me, living with PTSD
is the juxtaposition between
illness and health
danger and safety
surrender and release
©Alexis Rose, image source: Pexels.com
Thank you for reading my books: If I Could Tell You How It Feels, and Untangled, A Story of Resilience, Courage, and Triumph
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🙏❤️ Just Breath
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Thank you, Nicole 💐 I always appreciate it when you reblog my posts.
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Thank you, Marie 💕
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Reblogged this on Art by Nicole Corrado.
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Very profound, I love it Alexis!
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Thank you Gina. I feel the love! ❤️❤️
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caught between breaths Alexis, such a vivid expression of fear and insecurity. sending you healing thoughts, you are loved my friend
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Love that!
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I do the same. LOL
The first thing I say when I get up in the morning is “I am a lucky guy”
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Im SO glad you’re back.
Thank you for you wonderful support. I love that you take time in the morning to breathe. Waiting for this dorky confession? Every morning I wake up and Good Morning world its a brand new day!! I know….I know…what a dork! 😁
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OH my.:*(
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the crescendo
of symptoms, of noise, and of fear
Look at your poetry. You go. I am happy your poetry can express your feelngs.
And you did a lovely job about it.
I always do breathing exercise in moments of anxiety. It really works for me.
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