Empowered Happiness
Discovering Bliss beyond Depression
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Chapter 1: Journey to Joy - My Story
Sometimes you have to get knocked down lower than you have ever been to stand back up taller then you ever were
These were my thoughts as I had them written down during my Rock Bottom. Reading this back, I can’t believe just how low I felt. It’s like reading the thoughts of another person. I feel so different now, so free. And this was only 2 years ago…
Saturday 15th December 2012
I was so angry, so tired. All I wanted was sleep. My husband, Lloyd, went out to get things for his mum’s birthday party (60th) and the kids let our dog into the house. Pitter patter of feet is what woke me. I got up and let the dog out.
Still tired, I went back to bed. Lloyd came home. I was angry. He left to set up the hall.
The phone rang, but I didn’t answer it.
Finally I got out of bed and checked my mobile phone message from Stacey saying dad had asked her for a present to be bought for mum. I got angry – I’M HIS DAUGHTER! I rang mum upset, called Lloyd angry, called dad and had a go at him and called Stacey to let her know how I felt.
Still angry and after a coffee I went back to bed – so tired.
Lloyd came home. I yelled saying I needed sleep.
It escalated and I took 6 sleeping tablets.
I didn’t think they would do much as one never really worked. I told Lloyd I was taking them, even showed him. He didn’t seem to care so I sent mum a text “Took 6 sleeping tablets and Lloyd doesn’t care.”
I went back to bed waiting. I didn’t want to die, I just wanted to sleep and maybe go to hospital – I needed a break. I wanted to get away. I had just worked 2 days 6:30am to 3pm.
No ambulance, but mum came.
She was angry.
She left.
Stacey came. She was angry. I asked her not to yell at me. I just want to sleep.
She left.
I didn’t hear Lloyd check up on me at all.
At some point I felt a tugging in my head like my astral body was trying to get out. But it couldn’t.
I just want sleep.
I also just wanted a HUG – nobody gives me one.
All I wanted, all I needed was a hug.
4 days on…
Still tired
No calls or SMS’s from Stacey to see if I’m ok.
I’m just hanging on.
Still angry.
Still tired.
Too much work – it’s killing – no draining me.
Did a kinesiology balance last night and today. Always feel good, actually great doing that. God I need to change jobs. God I need help.
HELP! HELP! HELP!
These were my darkest days or my Rock Bottom. When I finally collapsed into this dark pit of despair by trying to harm myself I knew I needed to change my life, my way of thinking, in fact my whole way of being. I knew I needed help. I knew I wasn’t the only one in the world that suffered from these feelings of loneliness, anger, sadness, but at that time in my life it was all consuming. It was all I seemed to be able to feel and think about. The thoughts in my head wouldn’t go away and the way I viewed the world at that time was real for me. I realised, after pleading for help from anyone that would listen, that I was the only one that could change the way I felt. I needed to take back my power, take back control and eliminate all the ceaseless negative thoughts that had taken up residence in my mind. I asked the universe for help and finally acted on what I heard. And so my journey to Empowered Happiness began.
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About the Book
Carolyn King’s life was turned upside down when her daughter was born, and she struggled to sleep. The stress got worse with the arrival of her son.
She thought things would get better after her husband found a job that didn’t require him to travel, but the path to happiness was elusive. When she took several sleeping pills and collapsed into a pit of despair, she knew she needed to change her life.
That is how she discovered energetic kinesiology—the science of energy balancing. Grounded in the study of anatomy and physiology, it combines muscle monitoring with principles from traditional Chinese medicine to improve health, well-being, and vitality.
She shares how this practice helped her overcome suicidal thoughts and start living a life filled with happiness—and how you can do the same by doing the exercises and applying the tips and techniques she describes.
Whether you’re seeking to support a loved one battling depression or struggling to escape your own darkness, you’ll move closer to the light with the lessons in Empowered Happiness.
About the Author
CAROLYN KING is a practicing kinesiologist who has studied a variety of kinesiology techniques. She is married with two children and lives in Melbourne, Australia.