Thanks guys. I was going to not come back here because my writing usually sounds sarcastic and offensive and people usually take offense to it. The only reason I'm so blunt about my dirtiness, etc is because I am anonymous and that is a good safety barrier. I have never told anyone in real life! hehe
You all have good points there that I did not think of before. Bingo! That is the stuff I was looking for right there. Many heads are better than one, so to speak.
Kitten16, I had also wondered about the pianist that loses his hand phenomenon. It made me think that self esteem is quite flimsy and based on superficial things. For example, a serial killer may be a champion swimmer and great at athletic things, but he is still a serial killer at heart. That is an extreme example ofcourse but you get the general idea.
When you say you "created an inner life that sustained me", what specifically did you mean? I don't mean really specific as in invading your privacy, but I just mean could you elaborate a bit please? I haven't got one of those so I would like to give it a try. I know I am good at things but that does not translate to self esteem, so maybe the inner life thing could be good. I haven't thought of that before.
Thanks
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