All Those Years Ago

by Mary and Allegra

(Posted this evening to a newcomer on Mosaic Minds.)

We remember what it was like to be new at all this, 18 years ago. We have always been very high-functioning and very driven in our healing. We uncovered everyone in our system after about seven years. Of course, as we like to say, Your Mileage May Vary.

Now, so many years later, we're at the point where we're unearthing core issues that date back to our earliest formative years. We couldn't be doing this intense work without first doing the groundwork that's led up to it. And part of what we're learning at this stage is that unearthing deeply-rooted pain will make things seem a lot worse before they continue to get better.

These forums and this community have been a tremendous part of our healing. We have been here for over 17 years. It's been a lifeline, a place where we can be who we are, an oasis in a world where people like us are almost always misunderstood. We're very grateful for this place.