My spiritual experience was interpreted as psychosis
The meaning was dismissed
I felt powerless
I was being forced into psychiatry
I felt misunderstood and misread
I was medicated without my consent.
I own your mind
I have define my identity
I interpret my spiritual experiences
I choose my path
I set boundaries
I decided who has access to me
I refuse coercive control
I reclaim me voice
I define my identity for me yourself
I set the boundaries with institutions and people
I assert the right to interpret my own experiences
I reclaim my own narrative
I stand in my cultural and spiritual truth.
~ Red Bird, D.Sp, D.Met, Spiritual Advisor