Holy Mind Palace !!!

Yes I am Sherlocked.... and a Cumber Cookie.... a sherlockian.... if you don't know the significance of those words than you don't deserve to.

I was very impressed by the concept of a "Mind Palace". Sherlock has one, in his mind, a place, where he puts stuff... information, memories, SHIT !!! So you don't have to think about it constantly yet can go into your mind palace and peruse its contents at your leisure....

What an AMAZING thing !!! Am I not right?

So I researched it.... 

Here is a Link on the "Method of Loci"

 And here is a Link for "How to Build a Memory Palace"

It really is fascinating stuff.

Then I realised, I have already got a mind palace. This is really no different from how I store information in my mind about my trauma, and put it away sort of until I am ready to process it. Its how I am able to put a source of my anxiety completely and totally away sometimes. If I leave the door of my palace open, anything can happen. And sometimes a breeze pushes the door open and lets stuff out but I have a place where I can put this stuff. 

I am really kind of blown away at myself right now. I've managed this last week to really focus on a lot of stuff that has been causing me a great deal of anxiety, and slowly things are getting better, but at the same time it feels like it is getting worse. The door has been open for too long, and that draft is starting to chill my bones.

I recently came into some groups on Facebook, devoted to women like me who suffer from PTSD. It is amazing to see how they encourage each other through their day to day struggles, and how they know that it is a safe place to completely vent what is going on, because they are surrounded by people who know exactly what they are feeling. 

I am starting to feel like I have a new lease on life right now, I just need to ease into things slowly, so as not to completely overwhelm myself.

On the work-out front, I took my first break after 30 days today ! Took my measurements yesterday, not a whole lot to report except for a loss of 3.5 inches around the middle !!! 

Have a good night Internet !