We were talking about abuse today at the activity centre and I still feel victimized whenever anything like that is brought up. I know there have been people who have been through worse, but I know it’s a hard thing to overcome. I just want to get over it and stop sabotaging my own happiness. Thank goodness I didn’t get into drugs. I give so much hope to those people I share with and help, so screw the state of the world. I just want to live.
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I find that when others share, I do too. That’s why on this site, I might wait for someone else to post before I do, because I need some example to follow. Good of you to feel you are not at your worse (doing drugs, etc.)
i spent a lot of time using pain as a reference point for my life.
Although I learned alot from it I could have learned just as much going through a whole lot less had I known that pain isn’t a necessary stepping stone in life That needs to be taken with you like insight,virtue,kindness etc.
Yeah, suffering isn’t a necessary evil. It is not something that produces a more refined soul. Don’t believe that. when we are at our best because of being treated well, and responding well, then we live according to the plan that a maker has for us, whether that be your own insight, or a higher power, we can’t accept pain.
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That’s what I think too.
Unfortunately I did get heavy into drugs and alcohol.
I have a ■■■■■■ up personality and enjoy pain.
I never cry over pain. I cry over what used to be good, not the pain I am in. I mostly cry seldomly and only about others stories.
The trick is to take yourself seriously enough and I still find it hard how to do that. And I must admit some things in my life are getting rather serious. Life really is hard when you think about it.
It’s good to have a place to talk about abuse from the past, and at some point,you’ll find it natural to move onto things that don’t cause you so much pain, but you have to be the one who determines when, don’t let anyone else decide for you.
Distractions that are pleasant help when things get to intense, so don’t forget to allow yourself some pleasure too.
Time seems to slow down to a crawl when your in pain, but even the pain will eventually stop if you focus on something else.
If you don’t find an outlet for what bothers you and keep it bottled up inside, it will eventually consume you and everything you have.
You can’t bury what’s not dead.
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I really like this thread.
thanks, judy
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