Disclaimers

  • I’m not a doctor, and nothing on this site is intended to replace necessary medical care.
  • I reserve the right to update my understanding as I learn new information.
  • Again, I am not a doctor or any type of health practitioner. I have a scientific background and have tried to apply that to my understanding of my own health, but much of my recovery flies in the face of my understanding of currently accepted medical science claims. Therefore, I am documenting my experiences in the hopes of helping other people, but I do not claim that I’m “right.”
  • Because I have a science background, I’m particular about what I’ll cite as scientific. I’ve seen many websites list resources as scientific, which are either unscientific or questionable science. As I find good science to back these techniques up, I will share those sources here.
  • Some of the resources I share are scientific and some aren’t. The important point is that I’m sharing the techniques here because they worked for me and countless others, and as far as I know, there aren’t dangers or problematic side effects from doing this work.
  • I got really tired of people charging hundreds of dollars for recovery “programs.” I’m putting this website together to give people knowledge about my own experience and to share as many free resources as I can. Some books that I found helpful and list in my resources page will cost money to buy if you can’t find them at the library, but nothing I recommend is more expensive than the cost of a book and I strongly encourage taking advantage of your local library.
  • I am not currently making money off of this website.* I’m sharing this information in the hopes it will help people and because I want to better understand what happened myself.
  • There are likely good resources and programs that cost a lot of money that might help you recover faster than going through these processes as I did. If people convince me they recovered 100% by using these programs, I may link to specific programs on the resources page, but I recovered without paying for such programs, so I’m not convinced they’re necessary.
  • That said, my recovery was not without help: I worked with a somatic therapist because I had to learn how to access and feel many of the emotions that I was tapping into. I’m fortunate that I was able to find and afford a good therapist. If you can find and afford a good, somatic therapist, I recommend the help. If you can’t access a therapist for whatever reason, I think you can still fully recover with the help of the resources I’ve put together.
  • There are a lot of tips and advice on the internet that could make you worse if you’re not careful—all manner of foods to eat/avoid, vitamins to consume, and “all natural” herbal remedies to ingest. As someone who’s spent thousands of dollars on these things and who ultimately recovered by ignoring it all, I’m very conscious that I don’t want this site to make anyone worse, cause any adverse side effects, or waste anyone’s money. At the very worst, the stuff I talk about here just won’t help and you won’t be any worse off than you are now.
  • EXCEPTION: If you have big T trauma in your life, or if you have issues with severe self-hatred, severe anxiety, severe depression or suicidal thoughts, you may need to find a therapist to help you work through some of this.
  • *This is a lot of work to do for free. If you’d like to help support my efforts, please consider a paid subscription to my newsletter (sign-up below), paying for a session to work with me if you have questions, or simply donating.

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