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6. i don't know when or why the internalizing things started

Sat Apr 20, 2013, 01:14 PM

Apr 2013

With men you have to be strong and silent,with women you have to talk about small talk and pleasantries. the result is what we see and it seems to get worse.

Why do we all have to act like bad actors instead of facing the crap in our pasts and moving on ? I have two pasts the one I made up
that's like Leave it to Beaver and the real one that couldn't be on TV even now. hopefully there is some therapist that can help with the images that come back and make me not be me without going to far the other way.

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Let the healing begin within. [View all] In_The_Wind Apr 2013 OP

It never ends. NYC_SKP Apr 2013 #1

I do understand that NYC_SKP. In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #2

Oh, I concur. NYC_SKP Apr 2013 #3

Its our job as survivors to share our strength and weaknessses with others olddots Apr 2013 #4

Thank you, olddots. In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #5

i don't know when or why the internalizing things started olddots Apr 2013 #6

As survivors, we truly do have a heightened sense of awareness which protects us. In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #7

thank you so much olddots Apr 2013 #8

When I doubt myself, I return to that simple tried and true method. In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #9

I'm not sure what I can do, but if you ask me I will try. Whisp Apr 2013 #10

When you feel like talking about what was done, I will listen. In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #11