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Originally Posted by rainbow8
Just wondering. Why are you singling out ME in this thread? Others feel the same way as I do, but they don't post their feelings as honestly as I do. Also, with all due respect, are you a T? If not, it's really not helpful to post statements such as the above with the authority you appear to have. I do agree that emotional hunger may be difficult to ever fix. But many of us ARE in therapy for that reason, as you can see by this thread. Are you telling all of them that it will NEVER get fixed in their lifetime, too?
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I think that what Butterflying is trying to say is that it's not the sort of thing that can be fixed with therapy alone. It required some very deep healing and therapy can only get you so far.
Also, to a certain extent, it IS impossible to fix because you can never get the love and attention you missed as a child because you are not a child any more. And you can't go back in time to fix it either.
I have an extraordinarily strong hunger for nurturing and care. I am also a 44 year old man with a thick beard who is 6' 1" and quite obese.
In other words, I don't exactly bring out the nurturing urge in people.
I know that it is up to me to do what I can to repair the damage done by a heavily isolated and emotionally neglected childhood. I also know that therapy will only take me so far.
The rest of the way will be my path alone.
You really can be too old for a happy childhood.