Thanks, Darlene! All this old stuff is well healed and doesn't bother me anymore. There's no emotional charge to these stories of pain and challenges I've overcome from earlier years. I share it in hopes of it helping someone else in some way.
The only place where I can still get emotional - if I let myself go there - is when I think about the first several months with my injury and being trapped in that horrible basement. I feel a sense of dread when I think about it, and of course, I'm also still afraid to go out when it's slippery.
Lots of trauma in all of that.
But the 'life stuff' I share about past situations and issues, none of that bothers me anymore. Thank heaven! 💜