Every person’s healing journey is different and we each have to find what works best for us. When other people share their journey, it helps me discover new healing methods to try out. I hope that sharing mine can also help others find what they may not have yet tried, what might work best for them so they can heal and find emotional freedom and physical health.

I was greatly inspired by a post I read the other day by @littlescribe who was doing this, 25 Modes of Healing, in order of effectiveness. I decided to put my own little spin on it. You can check out her post here: https://steemit.com/grief/@littlescribe/25-modes-of-healing-i-have-used-in-order-of-effectiveness#@littlescribe/re-binkyprod-binkyprod-re-littlescribe-25-modes-of-healing-i-have-used-in-order-of-effectiveness-20190501t131723499z

Also, I don’t have 25 that I’ve tried. I mention 17.

My Rating

I’m going to be rating in a similar fashion as when I evaluate the intensity of emotions and reactions in my EFT therapy sessions, where 1 is least intense and 10 is super intense. Effectiveness to me is also how intensely does it impact me, heal me, regardless whether it’s gradual or quick.

17 Modes of Healing I have Used, in no particular order.

EFT Tapping Therapy
A big 10 on 10 and more

This is MY therapy. It’s the most effective of all the healing methods I’ve ever done in my entire life. I tried it when I was young and it helped and I’ve been doing it again with an EFT therapist for close to 2 years now. It’s amazing. It helped me reduce emotional flashbacks even more, helps me in the moment, reduced the time I feel bad or am in a flashback. I can now recognise and STOP a flashback. Not always, still training, Maybe I’m at a lvl 5. Need to get to lvl 50 lol Sometimes I do tap-alongs with Brad Yates on YouTube. He was recommended by my therapist. His tap-alongs are great.

EFT is actually what allowed me to go to Anarchapulco this past February. Some of you remember my post about ho I was able to go to Anarchapulco. I focused mostly on the anxiety for a whole year in preparation for the trip. Of course, I worked on the CPTSD too, but the anxiety took the forefront for a while. Without that work, I would not have been able to go. It’s not always easy, but I’ve found my rhythm with this therapy and tapping on my own isn’t the same as a guided session. It’s also the first therapy where I have been able to cry and I’ve started working on things I’ve not wanted to address or work on, hoping they’d just go away by working on other things. All I did was a few minutes at the beginning of a session and right away things were already shifting. It’s amazing.

Energy Healing / Osteopathy
Pretty much 9 or 10 every time

My mother knows a woman who is a friend of the family now, who has a special gift. She does energy work, is a certified Osteopath, and has other healing skills, such as chakra alignment and such. She was once working on the knot in my intestines and it felt as though she was pressing really hard on the spot on my stomach. Her hands were an entire foot above my body. It’s amazing. She’s also done work on my Heart Chakra area back when I injured myself and it was very painful and her work helped a great deal. It’s not just physical though, it’s energy, so it works emotionally too.

Meditation / Guided Meditation
6 when ineffective, 8 when effective

I’ve done some meditation. I have trouble these days entering my mind. I think I’m afraid of it. I’m good following my own guided meditations. My voice sounds different so I’m not weirded out by it. I should do more. It has been effective in the past, but there are too many blockages that are keeping me from doing it often.

Piano Playing
Typically between 8 and 10

Piano is my instrument. I may not be the best, but I’ve been playing since I was six. I can learn by ear songs I love and compose, medieval songs, and such. When I play the piano, I enter a meditative state. Everyone has their mindfulness activity, piano is mine. It relaxes me, makes me feel good. I exit my mind and enter a different plane of existence. It’s great. Music is defo a healer for the soul

Tibetan Singing Bowl
Typically between 7 and 9

I’ve begun this recently, since I got my own singing bowl. I’ve actually composed tracks with it for relaxation and meditation. The vibrations of those bowls enter your body and resonate throughout the body. The bowls are naturally at a 432 hz frequency. Just playing the bowl has healing effects. If listening to it has healing effects, imagine hearing it live, imagine holding it and feeling its vibrations resonate within you.

Knowledge
Somewhere between 8 and 10

So this one might seem a bit strange to some so let me explain the backstory behind this one. Mark Passio explains the Trivium and how knowledge is the key to moving away from the chaos and lies of the manipulation of abusers, and towards understanding and awareness and awakening. Knowledge alone does not heal us, but it leads us towards understanding and acceptance and it is freeing. Regardless whether it’s from books, videos, podcasts, the knowledge I gained about abuse and abusers, psychopaths and narcissists especially, made me jump lightyears ahead in my healing. Understanding what I went through is key to understanding how I can heal from it and makes me less afraid of it. It’s not this huge scary monster anymore. It’s this piece of information that can help me today.

Mind Calm / Mind Detox Meditation Therapy
It was definitely a 10

This therapy was vital for me. I was having 3 to 5 emotional flashbacks a day that came with rage and panic and the intense freeze reflex. And those were lasting a few hours each. (No you get why I was so burnt out? lol) After one year of Mind Calm and Mind Detox, I was having 5 in the entire month! That is HUGE!

Scotsman Sandy Newbigging came up with the concept of Mind Calm aka Mind Detox, it is a form of Meditation Therapy. I had a therapist specialised in this kind of therapy and we did this for a whole year. It’s similar in many ways to EFT tapping, but with more meditating and less tapping. In my Green Healing episodes, I explain a lot about it, in 2 parts. I’ll link to those videos at the bottom of this post, so you can check them out if you want to learn more about it.

Bach Flower Remedies
These are defo 10s

These are similar to tinctures, they are diluted to a point where the energy of the flower can vibrate with your energy. I have books to guide me and I’ve been taking Bach Remedies since I was a kid, on and off. These days, while the remedies may vary, I take them every day. There are 38 remedies, plus Rescue, which is a mix. I also started taking Rescue Night for my somniphobia and insomnia. These remedies work mostly on the emotional and psychological level, but also affect the physical. There are another go-to remedy, most effective to me.

Herbal Brews
Around 8, sometimes 7

Okay, so while Herbal Brews are mostly for physical ailments, they also are for emotional ailments too. I have a little apothecary at home and when I need to, I make myself a brew. They work a bit more slowly, but I feel like a real witch every time I make myself a brew. I should maybe get myself a cauldron. That would be fun.

Essential Oils
Typically between 7 and 9

Aroma Therapy used to be something I viewed as fancy talk for getting expensive candles. Bot those have perfume and I’m allergic to perfume. Essential oils are natural, gentle, and effective. I have a diffuser, I put some in bubble bath (good for the immune system), some can go on skin, like lavender or tea tree, depending on the dilution. There are oils for different ailments and they have great benefits for the body and mind.

Family Therapy
This one was an 8

Soon after my abusive relationship, my mother suggested we go see a therapist together. I was living with my mother and lived there until I moved in with Frank basically. At the time, our relationship had become strained. I felt she was being controlling and she felt I was unsafe and would make the same mistakes that got me into the abusive relationship. She was trying to protect me...by controlling me. There were sessions where we were together, or took turns speaking to the therapist individually. Eventually, I had the courage to voice some things, and she voiced some things. She had been unable to protect me from that monster. We cleared the air and a few sessions after that super intense one, we both felt we didn’t need to continue. It had done its thing. My relationship with my mom is really good, and I’m glad we got through that hurdle.

Yoga
Pretty much an 8

I should probably do more, because it helps, it really does. It open up the heart area and lungs. I took some Hatha Yoga classes, so I retained what we did and do that. I also follow a few Yoga YouTubers and follow their guided sessions sometimes. It’s relaxing and is great for anxiety.

Affirmations
I’d say around a 7

For me, just speaking some positive things isn’t enough, but there are specific affirmations that help a great deal and positive words or phrases that also help. I sometimes write positive key words on bottles for Bach Flower Remedies to reinforce a remedy’s effect. A lot of work done during tapping is also say affirmations, or rephrasing. So sometimes I reframe a situation or rephrase things in a more positive manner. The affirmation that tends to help me a lot is from the book “Ask and It Is Given” about the Natural State of Well-Being. I have key phrases from the affirmation because it’s long, and at times I recite the whole thing. It has helped me feel better from ailments and anxiety.

Creative Writing
Oh, this is a 9

So it’s no secret that I’m a writer. Fiction is a great way to let out some emotions sometimes. I went through a phase where I was writing these dark short stories, letting out my anger and gruesome thoughts through that writing. Eventually, I got tired of that. I moved to something more effective, shadow self assessment. But I didn’t write a boring thesis about how I was trying to reconcile my shadow side, I wrote Star Wars Fan-Fiction where my character and alter-ego had to reconcile her dark side. I also put in Frank’s alter ego in there, and so our love relationship blossomed in the story as it blossomed in real life. Today, I was 13 fanfics written in that series, 2 of which are published on my website. (I’ll put the links below.) I continue to reconcile aspects of my shadow self through those stories, while at the same time writing riveting stories with compelling characters that inspire me, practice my skills, and allow me to enter a realm where I can be the master of myself that I aspire to be. It’s encouraging.

Video Games
I’d say between 8 and 9 for the positive effects, 5 when trying too much to escape

Say wut? Say what you will about video game, they were the only form of escapism for me and boost for me too. I take no medication (allergic) and never escaped in anything strong. As much as I like to drink alcohol, one sip too much and oops stomach ache before I can ever get drunk. I never drink much, I quit smoking ages ago, so really, video games. My Guild in SWTOR was like a group therapy. We’d laugh so hard sometimes, it was fun. I made some real bonds with those people. The same way I make bonds with Steemians. I don’t play in an addictive way anymore, and I haven’t been in SWTOR in so long, but those bonds will always remain.

“Once we were in our peace with our lives assured, Once we were not afraid of the dark.” These are lyrics from a song in Dragon Age that reflect the fear I once had of the night, the dark, my shadow self, the demons within me. But the song that greatly inspired me to keep fighting when I was depressed was The Dawn WIll Come.

The chorus goes:

“The night is long
And the path is dark
Look to the sky
For one day soon
The dawn will come.”

I’ll post a link to the song in the game below because it’s beautiful.

Gemstones & Crystals
Typically around 7

I’ve used gemstones and crystals to heal physical ailments and wounds, injuries, and to help with psychological and emotional ailments. They need to be discharged and recharged and cleansed properly, but I’ve got a few books and good number of stones. I have some I go to most often for specific things. Healing some things is slow, but helping alleviate anxiety and stress is quick.

Psychotherapy
Sorry, this is just a 1

Booo! Boooo! Sorry. Maybe I just fell on a bad therapist, but it did nothing. All we did was talk. Okay, so maybe I was afraid to talk about what I was going through for 10 years, and had I seen a therapist at the time, I would not have talked about it. By the time I tried psychotherapy, I was past that part. You all know, I have NO PROBLEM talking. TMI is my middle name. What prompted me to seek therapy was having a rage panic in the car, needing fresh air when Frank couldn’t pull over because we were on the highway. I wanted something I can do in the moment. She never gave me homework. I kept telling her what I needed, she kept asking the same questions and saying we need to talk more. Guh. It was the worst therapy experience ever.

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LINKS

Mind Calm / Mind Detox

If you’re interested in Green Healing and what I talk about there, you can sub on YouTube or on iTune to get episodes before I post them here.
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ9n89TdE2KLaVwpjOlrF6Q
http://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/green-healing/id1347790311

My Star Wars Fan-Fiction with my alter ego Darth/Jedi Shadie and Agent Knarf (Frank)
Story 1: http://binkyproductions.wordpress.com/binkyink/darthshadie/darth-shadie-lady-of-the-force/
Story 2: http://binkyproductions.wordpress.com/binkyink/darthshadie/jedi-shadie-lady-of-pure-light/

My article on How I Made It to Anarchapulco 2019: https://steemit.com/anarchapulco/@binkyprod/how-i-made-it-to-anarchapulco-2019

The Dawn Will Come from Dragon Age:

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