Finding Hope in Withdrawal
If you're suffering from withdrawal, I just want to walk with you through it, because it really can be so horrendous. Today I wanted to talk specifically about hope, because during withdrawal you can feel so hopeless. It can be a very, very dark time.
I remember reading somewhere that withdrawal can feel like entering a cave where you don’t see a light at the end of the tunnel. You just feel like you’re stepping into darkness. But that doesn’t mean the darkness stays. There is a light at the end of the tunnel... you just can’t see it right now.
I’m now offering coaching sessions for those going through withdrawal. If you’d like someone to walk with you through this season, I would love to meet with you. My withdrawal was brutal. I know how dark it can get. I also know how real healing is. I’m now in a place of joy, health, and full life, and I want to support you on your way there.
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Finding Hope in the Midst of Struggle
I want to talk about hope today.
If you’re feeling really hopeless, please know that things do get better. This time of suffering can almost become like a reset. You’re in a time of deep need and vulnerability, which can create an opportunity for you to learn to receive love and care from others in a deeper way.
Seeking Support and Connection
I encourage you to lean on people who are good for you... maybe withdrawal buddies, maybe a true friend who can walk with you through this, or a family member who is supportive.
Whoever that person is, if you can receive the care they want to give you, it can go a long way in helping you heal, not just physically, but emotionally. This process can make you more relationally secure and resilient in the future.
Through this suffering, deeper healing can happen in your life, even in areas of anxiety or old wounds that you might not have realized needed healing.
Embracing Healing and Resilience
I’ve heard this from others who have gone through withdrawal, and I’ve been experiencing it myself.
I feel more grounded now in a way I didn’t before. I feel more secure, and God has provided for me in some incredible ways... through people who had been through it, who understood, and who cared for me even when I didn’t have much to give back.
I want to encourage you to receive care from others. It can feel embarrassing or humbling, and you may feel like a failure, but you’re not. You’re just in a time of need.
One day you’ll be able to help someone else out, just like others are helping you now. There is so much hope... not only for getting better, thinking clearly, and living a normal life again, but also for deeper healing inside of you.
Through something so difficult, profound healing can take place.
Lean on the supports that truly help you. Know that God cares for you and has not abandoned you. You can always call out to Him, and He can provide in incredible ways... especially when you don’t know how you’ll get through the day.
Healing is happening. You are not alone, friend. Better days are ahead.
❤️🩹 Joanna
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