I used to dream that I was attempting to run but my legs felt like lead weights, so no matter how much I tried I could never make any real progress. I could never really get anywhere. I’d wake up sweating and frustrated and crying.

Who or what was I trying to get away from? Where was I trying to run to or away from?  I never knew the answer, only that I felt desperate, and desperately inadequate to the task.

How do you stop feeling like a victim when you are in so much pain?