Grow from Your Pain

Pain. Pain comes in all sorts of ways.

Pain is also only as powerful as you let it be. You see. When we go through pain, we can either GO through it, or GROW through it. 

We can't stop life from happening. Life just happens. It would be weird if we didn't go through the ups and downs of life. Yet still when we go through pain, we ask WHY? Why ME?  

A normal question we all ask. We’re trying to understand our situation. Our lives.  Especially when things seemed to be going just fine….then WHAM. You get hit with a problem causing you....Pain. No matter where that came from, I assure you, there is a reason and a hope for you. A lot of times we go through pain to grow. Whatever you do, don't run from it. If you run from pain, it will only get the best of you. Now, if you are someone that is going through pain that needs medical treatment in anyway, again, don't run. Seek attention from your doctor. If you didn't already know, your health insurance company may offer many benefits to help your mental health. Some insurance plans will have behavioral health benefits integrated with your medical benefits. It will be under Outpatient BH (behavioral health) in your benefit details, this can be found in your personal account through your insurance company. Other times you may have separate behavioral health coverage, where it is its own health coverage category, just like your medical or dental benefits. This is called a "carveout". I recommend calling your health insurance company for more details on behavioral health coverage. They can get you on the right path to care.

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Running from pain can make you miss out on an important life lesson that leads to growth. 

Some of the pain that I've gone through in my life were sometimes unbearable. Or so I thought they were. It hit the hardest during the time I was facing trials in my marriage, I felt as if the walls were coming down on me and I couldn't see the light at the end of the tunnel. Glory to God I was able to come out of the dark and emerge out of my low state and became an even better person than I ever was before I was struggling. Sometimes we go through pain, or as I would call it, a life lesson. You can choose to sulk in the pain, or arise from it. Think of good things and speak positivity into your life! ….and just like a muscle in your body during exercise, through the pain, it grows. You GROW!

Always remember, you are not alone during these times in life. Help awaits at your door. Help is and has always been there even before you were going through the pain. It is inevitable to go through life and not suffer from time to time. The problem with the world is the way life is being projected through the eyes of social media and even from way back when with The Brady bunch show. Real life is not perfect, and that is absolutely normal and okay. In fact it's TRUTH. I believe we fall into more depression or fall lower than we actually need to in life because we look up to this image of a perfect looking life and we put it way up high on some pedestal. How terrible is that? It is way too much to bear. We live in an imperfect world, and realistically, nobody can make you feel like you need to live up to these unrealistic expectations. You can say so and so makes you feel a certain way and so this and that, but the truth of the matter lies in your hands. You have the choice to accept or let go. For instance, will you accept and continue to love your mother that expects something from you that you know you cannot live up to? Will you choose to know better and love her over her lack of understanding? Over her years of mere traditions and or childhood experiences. You may be wondering why I would bring up such irrelevant subjects. These behind the scenes facts may seem small, but they play a big part in our relationships in life. The way we were brought up has a lot to do with the way we behave and understand life. This is why it is so important to be considerate and sensitive to your child/children's needs if you have any. Children absorb everything and they hardly forget big changes in life as they experience them. We think they're not paying attention, or they're way too young. Don't be fooled, a small child feels a lot and sees changes whether good or bad. Make them your priority in your life by getting the help you need. As I mentioned before, we all go through the motions. You are not alone. If you're experiencing pain in your life right now, know that there is a hope. Don't dwell on your issues alone. Seek help, find someone you trust to talk to. If you are experiencing a crisis and need someone to talk to other than friends and family, please contact our email below, we're here to listen. If you are experiencing a life threatening emergency and need immediate medical help, please call 911. You matter! 

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