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I have had the roughest month. On top of dealing with my issues my life has been filled with drama and trauma.

HoWEVER

It has been so awesome - more so then I can say.

Like many survivors, I have rules for everything - they define everything I think do and whatever. It makes me feel safe, however the truth is it keeps me from being free.

God has six different times in the last two weeks led me to break my rules. I was so freaked out and neurotic the first few times it happened - anxiety, compulsioins, etc. Just a pure d mess.

Then today I not only broke one of my rules, I broke an unspoken, social, expected rule (and trust me I know all those by heart) and guess what the world didn't end and I was actually VERY happy and excited about that.

I finally "get" it.

God is permanently breaking my rules.

Oh my gosh, how cool is that?
 
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I think that if these are rules that should be broken (rules that are preventing you from living an otherwise healthy life), then I feel wonderful for you. :)

Yeah, I do understand how good it feels to break free from the self imposed "chains" that are used in order to merely survive. It is freeing!!
 
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