tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289146193190795063.post5983291906018423676..comments2023-06-29T05:05:33.128-05:00Comments on these days...: 22Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17821777528232569808noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289146193190795063.post-59013498604021880642009-11-24T21:10:10.388-06:002009-11-24T21:10:10.388-06:00Wow, thank you so much for sharing this. It was b...Wow, thank you so much for sharing this. It was beautifully written and so raw.<br /><br />I never cut, but I did abuse myself in about a thousand different ways: promiscuity, tons of drugs, and just general, insidious self-loathing. <br /><br />Years later I realize, just like you, that I was not taught to deal with my emotions, especially anger. Any emotion I had that my parents didn't approve of had to go, and well, since I wasn't THEM, that pretty much meant all of them. <br /><br />Even now, at 34, my mother can still get to me when we're alone together (which, sadly, I try to avoid, despite loving her dearly). If we're shopping and I seem distant she withdraws and pouts and "punishes" me by being hurt. If I'm at her house and feel quiet, she gets on my case for "not talking." God forbid I ever express hurt or anger... It's a lose/lose situation and one I don't think she could ever understand.<br /><br />I'm just grateful I've found new ways of coping that don't include hurting myself, numbing all my pain, and running away from my family (because, despite her issues, my mother is a decent human being).<br /><br />Anyway, I rambled... I just wanted to say thanks again.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10920104559343925583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289146193190795063.post-32009064987382249912009-11-23T00:45:18.703-06:002009-11-23T00:45:18.703-06:00I'm passing through from ICLW...
but I'm g...I'm passing through from ICLW...<br />but I'm going to email you.<br /><br />SassSasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05182150207885839311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289146193190795063.post-56180141824695782512009-11-22T21:37:26.483-06:002009-11-22T21:37:26.483-06:00Wow! Thank you so much for being so open and expr...Wow! Thank you so much for being so open and expressive in sharing your story. ((())) I've met a few people who have similar stories, but none that have been able to express the feelings behind it all so clearly. You've made it so much more 'real,' in a way, than even the case studies and stories I've read in counseling classes.Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04151171029123066511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289146193190795063.post-19380835827169026392009-11-22T15:05:50.172-06:002009-11-22T15:05:50.172-06:00Your strength to come from where you were to where...Your strength to come from where you were to where you are is awe-inspiring. I have a niece who started cutting after a date rape. The pain for her family has been enormous, but with continued therapy they pray that it is in the past. Your post took my breath away in its raw honesty. Thank you for sharing.Really Frugalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00021086354952550606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289146193190795063.post-2674459221902057282009-11-22T14:56:04.058-06:002009-11-22T14:56:04.058-06:00I had a girl who was a cutter that my mom took in ...I had a girl who was a cutter that my mom took in when I was a teen. I never cut, but I had the urge. It is nice to know that even those of us with screwed up youths can go on to live normal lives, but that we are aware that it is always there. I think knowing you can, and that you don't, is the best feeling.Amelia Sprouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773792930391254801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289146193190795063.post-35203701163834184092009-11-22T13:28:15.829-06:002009-11-22T13:28:15.829-06:00Jennifer,
Having known a few cutters in my life (...Jennifer,<br /><br />Having known a few cutters in my life (from Noah's time in the desert program), I understand needing the pain to go somewhere...the pressure valve lifted, so to speak. <br /><br />You wrote about your own journey with such honesty and vulnerability. I hope it reaches someone and makes a difference to them. I acknowledge you for doing this.wonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15300211472223702365noreply@blogger.com