(((((((tree)))))))

can we banish shame to siberia? i'd really like to. i have been trying to deal with mine some and i can usually only break off a little piece at a time as it is so painful and bleeds and bleeds and bleeds. (cue tori amos music now.) but once i've felt it it is like ok that part is dealt with. i can't change my past but hopefully i can accept it. i can't even really see yet that the shame isn't really mine but just feeling it does bring a release. it's like a great weight lifts just to admit it.

i so relate to what you say about avoiding your feelings, tree. i just want to stuff mine in a louis vuitton suitcase and take them to the int'l airport and put them on the plane going to the furthest destination. i don't have any suggestion for how to tackle it with T but just want to say i understand how incredibly hard and scary shame is to deal with.