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Old Aug 05, 2009, 01:54 PM
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Irine Irine is offline
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Originally Posted by tryingtobeme View Post

I don't think we really just walk away from our past. I think our past has shaped us who we are today, but through therapy, meds, and hard work we can become that person that is on paper (that person you want to be)

Is it possible for me to move forward in life without all of the baggage of the last 30 years? Again, you can become the person that you see on paper and that makes the baggage become less and less important.
There ARE moments..its seems to me,...that you can feel like its not there, the baggage of the past. If you focus on the future you can feel better, but other than that...I dont know...

I think life is a paradox. I agree with that - and it seems to me - that maybe BECAUSE our past designed us to be the way we are - can i say that it sort of "merges" into us and we CAN leave it behind. We are changed by it but when the chage happenes - maybe there is no need to hold on to it.
As for the abuse part - i dont know... not sure. But it IS possibel to make it better - so that it doesnt overwhelm you all the time.