>> Refugee Woma entered Uganda from Sudan. I was married to a Sudanese. After his death, my in-laws turned against me. They turned against me, they tortured me, almost killed me. We are hoping for good things. For the good of my children, not me, me, now, I'm older I don't mind my life. But for the.. for my children. Can do anything for the good of my children. I love them. I used to love their father so much. So I passed through a lot. I think too much. My sleep is not okay. I sleep little and I get myself awake. But my mind all the time thinking too much, too much... a lot in my mind. I have a lot in my mind. [pause] When you close your eyes, the memories you had, you feel it, it is just there, close to you. But when you start meditating it is like, somehow, something is going off you. And you feel you are relaxing, your mind, your body relaxing. You feel you are out of... outside world, you are just in your peaceful world. No negativity, no, it doesn't come near me now. Because if I had that negativity, by this time I would have really told you. Whole tears coming. These tears, we don't force it. Because of your heart inside, (if) the mind is stressed, then you get... Tears are just coming, you can't control. But now when the mind is fresh, you see, even if you want me to cry now, I can't. [laughter] I can't. It is not there in me. Wow, I sleep, I'm telling you! Wow, I sleep. Those days, you could remember, I could cry Tell you this.. I wake up midnight remembering how I was raped, how I was hit badly, my arm, my breast... But now, I feel like it was in somebody's body. Not me, I am free. I feel... This is wonderful. This is wonderful, for me and for the whole world, should know that.
Refugee Overcomes PTSD through Meditation
>> Refugee Woma entered Uganda from Sudan. I was married to a Sudanese. After his death, my in-laws turned against me. They turned against me, they tortured me, almost killed me. We are hoping for good things. For the good of my children, not me, me, now, I'm older I don't mind my life. But for the.. for my children. Can do anything for the good of my children. I love them. I used to love their father so much. So I passed through a lot. I think too much. My sleep is not okay. I sleep little and I get myself awake. But my mind all the time thinking too much, too much... a lot in my mind. I have a lot in my mind. [pause] When you close your eyes, the memories you had, you feel it, it is just there, close to you. But when you start meditating it is like, somehow, something is going off you. And you feel you are relaxing, your mind, your body relaxing. You feel you are out of... outside world, you are just in your peaceful world. No negativity, no, it doesn't come near me now. Because if I had that negativity, by this time I would have really told you. Whole tears coming. These tears, we don't force it. Because of your heart inside, (if) the mind is stressed, then you get... Tears are just coming, you can't control. But now when the mind is fresh, you see, even if you want me to cry now, I can't. [laughter] I can't. It is not there in me. Wow, I sleep, I'm telling you! Wow, I sleep. Those days, you could remember, I could cry Tell you this.. I wake up midnight remembering how I was raped, how I was hit badly, my arm, my breast... But now, I feel like it was in somebody's body. Not me, I am free. I feel... This is wonderful. This is wonderful, for me and for the whole world, should know that.