(((((((tamzin)))))))

I'm sorry that you, like Constance, have had bad experiences through showing your real feelings. It makes it hard to take that risk again, I know. In my experience it has taken both time and courage to take the risk of showing my real self to people after rejection. But I have found that the acceptance outweighs the pain - even if it sometimes feels like I have had more rejections than acceptance. I hope you can feel the acceptance here. And remember, you don't have to show all of the feelings at once - you can choose to peel back a corner at a time.

Caroline