Pre Overt:
I was married to an abusive narcissist for 14 years. I was abused emotionally, physically and sexually. When the abuse turned to the children, I filed a protective order and left. I am a single mother of 6 children with trauma and I feel like I am in constant anxiety and fear. I have brain fog and cannot relax internally or find joy. I feel like I’m failing because I can’t heal. I’ve been in therapy for years and taken medication but it only slightly helps. My body is starting to manifest stress through IBS, kidney stones and fatigue.
I cannot afford treatment, I live paycheck to paycheck. I have been experiencing anxiety and depression for over 10 years
During Overt:
My therapist was able to see the things I need to work on based on my last ketamine experience and she brought to my attention some deep things I wasn’t aware of.
I feel much happier and am able to look forward to things and enjoy them
I’ve been discovering new insights about things I need to address. Progress isn’t a steady uphill- it’s up and down sometimes. Try to have hope and think positively.
After my fifth session I’ve been feeling really good. Decrease in anxiety and able to enjoy life.
I’m lucky because my therapist has gone through the same treatment that I am going through, and she has some great insight and is on the same page as me. I’ve been enjoying the compassion that my therapist teaches me to have for myself and the validation.
Overall my therapist has been very in tune with what I needed. I hope to continue this healing process and to keep getting help.
Post Overt:
Overall my levels of anxiety have improved very much and I am also feeling like my depression symptoms have improved. This has been a great experience for me and I’ve learned to be able to set and keep boundaries and also a lot about overcoming fear.
I would tell others that it’s important to be okay with discomfort, it is your nervous system telling you something isn’t right- honor that part of you and do what you need to do to feel safe.
I know that there is always constant healing to be done. I am not trying to win the race, just take it day by day and try to keep improving. The Overt Foundation is a great program, I can’t really think of much that could have been improved upon or been better, it was very helpful for me.