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My brain is not broken—it is plastic, moldable, and capable of healing. The science is clear brains can rewire, even after trauma, even after years. I am not stuck like this. My brain is always changing, even when I don’t feel it. Just like pain pathways formed, they can be weakened and replaced. My nervous system is learning something new every single day. Every deep breath I take sends signals of safety to my brain. My thalamus, cortex, and limbic system are not frozen—they are in motion, responding. The work I’m doing is reshaping connections in my brain. Every moment I choose safety, I disrupt the old circuits and give my brain a new option. My pain is real, but my body also holds the power to change how it’s processed. Relief is coming. More help is on the way. My path is active, not passive. New treatments are unfolding ahead. I am being taken seriously. There are brilliant people working on what I’m facing. Clinics and therapies exist that specialize in this. I am not alone. Every consult, every scan, every new insight is progress. I have options—neuromodulation, rTMS, LIFUS, CLN mapping—tools are emerging. I have already taken brave steps toward real solutions. There are cuttingedge protocols being tailored to brains like mine. This is not a dead end—it’s a turning point. My GoFundMe is building momentum toward something that can free me. This moment is hard, but it is not eternal. No state—no matter how intense—lasts forever. My symptoms have a cause, and what has a cause can be shifted. I will not always feel this way. People have come back from this level of pain. I can too. My condition is dynamic, not fixed. The worst sensations will pass. Others already have. Setbacks are not the end—they are part of the climb out. It’s okay to feel despair. That doesn’t make it true. The fact that I want to get better means part of me already believes its possible. I am safe in this moment. I am breathing. I am held. My body is not the enemy. It is trying to protect me. Its all just a memory trying to keep me from danger—it can soften now. Not every sensation is a threat. I can return to the now. Just here. Just now. I can choose to watch the waves of panic, not drown in them. My nervous system is not broken, it is overwhelmed—and it can unlearn fear. I can rest into this moment, without needing to solve everything right now. I can survive this minute. I don’t need to figure out forever. I can feel the bed beneath me, the air on my skin, and know I’m here. I made it to now. I am not dying—I am being rewired. My breath is a bridge to safety. I can return to it. My body is allowed to heal, and it knows how. I am held by the earth beneath me and the care around me. I am allowed to stop bracing. The danger is not here now. I am doing everything I can. That is enough. I don’t have to be strong every moment—I only have to be real. My system may be dysregulated, but I can build regulation day by day. There is no shame in this. Only bravery. I am allowed to feel everything and still survive it. This pain is not proof of failure—it’s proof of effort. I am not a lost cause. I am a powerful system in flux. 🌊 Affirmations for When Its Overwhelming This pain is not me. It is something I’m experiencing—not my identity. Even in agony, I am still worthy, still strong, still loved. If all I did today was breathe through it, I succeeded. I have lived through every wave so far. I’m still here. I don’t have to believe every thought my brain produces in fear. Rest is productive. Stillness is medicine. My tears are a form of release. They are part of healing. My body is doing its best with what it has. So am I. My story is not over. I am a fighter and a healer—both at once. I am building a map for others with my courage. The science is evolving. So is my path. Every connection I make, every question I ask, strengthens me. I am not behind. I am exactly where I need to be to keep going. I can hold hope and pain in the same breath. My nervous system is not beyond reach—it is in the process of restoration. I am reclaiming my life moment by moment. I can be at peace even as I heal. I don’t have to wait until I’m better to begin.