Sharing my story about the noises in my wall to illustrate the meaning I’ve made and the feelings that I had as a result of my thoughts.  The needs are the same: safety, security.  My feelings of distress were because I was sure that those needs weren’t being met.   The noise meant something bad was happening.  I was certain that was true.  The same noise, 10 years later, I felt more calm and relaxed because the meaning I made of the noise in my wall was that I was safe and warm.  The noise itself, was the same.

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