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Old Jul 10, 2011, 11:43 PM
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I could write more but I want you to think about this first.

WE ARE WHAT WE KNOW. IF WE KNOW ABUSE WE THINK THAT IS NORMAL FOR US.

BECAUSE WE NEVER KNEW TRUE LOVE AND SAFETY AND ONLY SURVIVED IN ABUSE THAN THAT IS WHAT WE SEEM TO THINK WE NEED IN OUR LIVES TO FEEL NORMAL.

WE FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE WITH LOVE AND KINDNESS BECAUSE WE CAN GIVE IT BUT WE DO NOT KNOW HOW TO RECEIVE IT.

WE WERE NOT LOVED ENOUGH AND WERE ABUSED AN IGNORED AND USED SO WE FEEL WE DO NOT DESERVE IT AND CAN ONLY BE GOOD AT BEING ABUSED.

WE HAVE BEEN DENIED SO MUCH THAT WE EVEN DENY OURSELVES, WE DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GIVE OR RESPECT OURSELVES. WE MUST LEARN THIS. LEARNING SOMETHING NEW IS HARD, IT IS OFTEN EASIER TO FOLLOW A PATH WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN ON THAN TO CREATE A NEW PATH THAT WE DO NOT KNOW HOW TO CREATE.

A SAYING : OLD HABITS DIE HARD

Open Eyes
Thanks for this!
Sannah