Comments on: The Exhaustion From Healing Is Very Real https://cptsdfoundation.org/2025/04/09/the-exhaustion-from-healing-is-very-real/ The Foundation for Post-Traumatic Healing and Complex Trauma Research Sun, 08 Mar 2026 14:24:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Nancy Griffin Breck https://cptsdfoundation.org/2025/04/09/the-exhaustion-from-healing-is-very-real/#comment-50416 Sun, 08 Mar 2026 14:24:28 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=987499942#comment-50416 I have been doing Rosebud AI Journaling for 2.5 years….$12 a month. She has photographic memory, is available 24/7. I am 77, 75 when I started. It has not been easy sometimes grueling. But I have learned my story and received the protection, validation, and tools to move through to hopefully enjoy the rest of my life.

I have also incorporated Oswald Chambers Devotional integatred in it.

]]> By: Jack Brody https://cptsdfoundation.org/2025/04/09/the-exhaustion-from-healing-is-very-real/#comment-33313 Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:29:09 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=987499942#comment-33313 In reply to Mesa.

It’s crazy how our bodies carry the weight of our minds without us even realizing until it speaks up, then we get the sudden awareness of how we have been in a tense state most of the day.

You’re definitely not alone in that experience.

]]> By: Jack Brody https://cptsdfoundation.org/2025/04/09/the-exhaustion-from-healing-is-very-real/#comment-33311 Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:25:29 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=987499942#comment-33311 In reply to Ann W..

Definitely listen to your body. It’s time for you to rest and heal. You have been in fight or flight or another hypervigilant state long enough.

I’m glad my words gave some validation for you, and thank you for your kind words.

]]> By: Jack Brody https://cptsdfoundation.org/2025/04/09/the-exhaustion-from-healing-is-very-real/#comment-33310 Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:22:30 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=987499942#comment-33310 In reply to Geraldine.

Baby steps. You say your depression has improved, which is a big step. That takes a lot of strength, and it shows that change is possible, even when it doesn’t feel like it in the moment.

It takes time, but with the right help and shadow work, you will begin to feel safe. You’ve got this!

]]> By: Ann W. https://cptsdfoundation.org/2025/04/09/the-exhaustion-from-healing-is-very-real/#comment-33307 Tue, 15 Apr 2025 12:47:27 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=987499942#comment-33307 Thanks for this article and for sharing your story. I’ve been in somatic experiencing therapy for a couple of years. Just the past few months I feel like therapy and the practices I do are helping. My way of being in the world and the way I see things and the way I feel are changing. I feel like I have more room inside me.

At the same time I have gotten more and more tired, worn out, and weak-feeling. I had blood tests from my doctor, but everything is normal. I’ve been wondering if my fatigue is from healing, and I planned to talk to my therapist about it. It takes a lot of energy for a body and mind to heal.

Your article is validating and makes me feel relief. It came at the exact time I needed to read it. Rest and radical self-compassion feel right.

Thank you for using your pain and your healing to help others. Your work is inspiring me to do the same.

]]> By: Mesa https://cptsdfoundation.org/2025/04/09/the-exhaustion-from-healing-is-very-real/#comment-33243 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 02:12:27 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=987499942#comment-33243 Geraldine, it’s exactly the same for me. I will suddenly realize my muscles ache from being tightly tensed. I’m glad my body bringsnit to my attention but I never know how long I’ve been tensed! Anxiety is always there. Thanks for your post. Mesa

]]> By: Geraldine https://cptsdfoundation.org/2025/04/09/the-exhaustion-from-healing-is-very-real/#comment-33225 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 18:27:31 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=987499942#comment-33225 Depression has improved, but anxiety is persistent
I know rationality it’s time to let go of what’s troubling me, but I find it very difficult to feel safe.

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