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Oct 11, 2010, 12:28 PM
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Thank you, BAPearl. I have been back many times to read your reply.
I’m sorry to hear you can relate to what I am saying. It is a difficult place to be.
I am trying to figure out how to…
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still remain close to them in healthy relationship; to not lose the people you love by stating your needs, but to be recognized as a unique and valuable person with thoughts and feelings, needs and desires different than theirs, but equally valid.
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The most powerful part to me of what you said above is…
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equally valid.
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Thank you for these very powerful words…
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"This is who I am. This is who you you say you are. It is okay for you to be you. And it is okay for me to be me, even if you do not agree with me. We can agree to disagree. My desire is for mutual respect. However, I can live without your respect. I cannot live without me."
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I feel like I can take a full, deep breath after telling this to myself. Telling myself, yes, telling my self. It is one thing to read these words or say them to myself but to actually TELL my SELF and listen is completely different. I guess it’s like knowing something logically versus the action of practicing/believing/feeling/doing something.
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Keep on expressing yourself, slip. With the help of your T and your writing, you will work it out ~ and you will breathe freely!
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Thank you also for the encouragement and feeling of hope. I have come a long way and I have a long way to go. Sometimes I forget how far I have come. I get caught up in how far I have yet to go. It is healthy to reflect on where you’ve been in a way that promotes insight to where you’re going. It can help regain hope and motivation to keep moving forward, or at least, to keep you from not sliding too far backward.
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Great writing, slip. I love the way you express your thoughts, and your emotional struggle comes through so clearly in your words.
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 Thanks.
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