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Old May 03, 2013, 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Luce View Post
I think you are right that radical acceptance of the fact that nobody can ever fill that void inside you is the only way through this. The neverending cycle of hope and inevitable let down is ultimately *far* more painful and exhausting than finding a way to that acceptance and then facing the emptiness inside. Without doing that you will stay on this neverending cycle *for the rest of your life*.
Thanks, Luce. You're always so reasonable. I mean in a positive, helpful way. Yeah, I know you're right but the emptiness is painful too. My T is trying so hard to help me, and I'm trying too. I wish I could cry in therapy. I can let out the anger but not the sadness.