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Old Nov 15, 2010, 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Sannah View Post
Peaches, I know from experience that before you have healed/while you are healing, healthy people can make you feel uncomfortable. Healthy people really look at you and if you don't feel too good about yourself or if you like to keep people at a distance, this is scary. I had to work on being comfortable being around healthy people. I would be around them, let all the uncomfortable feelings pop up and then work on these issues and then repeat until I worked it all out.

So if you are avoiding healthy people this does only leave unhealthy people out there to build relationships with because everyone has some drive to be with people. (The unhealthy people are more tolerable because when you have issues it is harder to really focus on others and this inability to focus on others is what makes it more comfortable to be around them - because they don't really focus on you.)

I'm sure that these people aren't purposely out to hurt you but they probably have their own issues which hook up with your issues and unresolved issues can cause hurt in relationships.

Hi Sannah,

You are exactly right that i seem to feel ill at ease with more healthy people and yet drawn to unhealthy ones. For instance, my t has always been so kind and accepting. Yet it has taken literally "years" for me to develop the trust and safety needed to do deep work!!!

Yet i'm drawn to those who don't treat me nearly as well, those i have to work hard to earn their love/care. People who seem superior to me. . .kind of like, "If i have to work hard to get their love, they must be worth fighting for." Or i get a few words of attention from somebody who has really hurt me badly in the past, and i'm ready to forgive and try again.

I know it's flawed thinking. . .i can see that with my logical mind. But my heart pulls me the other way.

I'm still thinking some more about what you said. . .