
Nov 09, 2014, 06:16 PM
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Member Since: Aug 2014
Location: Albany, NY
Posts: 147
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Originally Posted by nevergoodenough
Hi, love. Read through this and here's some major things that I saw.
"me: I keep telling you I'm not blaming you! Why can't you swallow the fact that you've said some things that you shouldn't have said?"
and then,
"me: You make me feel bad about myself. I wish I'd die. You tear me down. You never lift me up. You've shattered what little of a self esteem I had left."
Here you're clearly trying to put the blame on her. You're saying that she tears you down and makes you feel bad about yourself. That you don't have self esteem because she shattered it, which do you really think is the case? Be honest.
"I just want you to see the way you hurt me sometimes! Why do I always have to get hurt!? Nobody likes me! I can never have a good relationship with anyone! I've always been nice to people now I'm mean and cruel! I'm pathetic both ways! Nobody cares about how I cry myself to sleep. No one cares about all of the pain that I feel. No one wants to be around me or give me a hug."
And here you're guilt tripping her. Trying to get her to feel your pain so that she'll validate your feelings and comfort you, perhaps. So that she'll tell you she's wrong and you're right. But mostly that you want validation and comfort and security, I think, because you don't feel comfortable or secure with yourself and you want her to tell you you're not a terrible person.
And I also notice a lot of 'I' statements.
I know how terrible this all feels. Right now you're very emotional and wanting your feelings validated and I think it might be good for you to attempt a conversation from her if she's willing where you're not blaming her or making her feel guilty or anything, get a small bit of validation from her if possible, but don't push her, and then, again, I think you should try to distance yourself from her for a while and sort through your thoughts/try to validate yourself and heal, learn to enjoy your own company, etc.
Your cousin seems really upset and at a loss for what to do or say to help you. She seems to not think she can and thinks that she's said things that she thought was helpful, and she's hurt over your behavior.
No one can save you. You alone have to (and, I believe, can) save yourself.
I hope you feel better. I'm sorry this is happening, and I know it's not easy to get better but I think it's possible. I'm sorry you're in so much pain. 
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When I said I wasn't blaming her I was talking about how I wasn't saying it was her fault that I'm the way that I am. I know it's not her fault. I was telling her that she's simply not helping and she's adding to the damage. I wanted her to try and be sensitive. I always feel awful for when I'm abusive towards her but she never feels any remorse for the abuse she's given to me. And I know she's hurt over my behavior. I cry over how much I've hurt her. But people don't seem to care about how she's treated me and talked to me.
Last edited by NoChildSupport; Nov 09, 2014 at 06:48 PM.
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