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Originally Posted by pachyderm
I was punished so severely as a child that I can no longer even know what my real thoughts are, most of the time -- knowing my real thoughts brings up the horrible fear again, and I can't take it.
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I'm sorry to hear that, pachyderm. Some traumas are just too intense to want to try to deal with. I have a memory of one that's trying to break through lately that makes my skin crawl and feel like having a fear of being touched. It's scary, real scary.
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Originally Posted by pachyderm
I have found out too in adult life that trying to express my real thoughts is unacceptable to most people -- even mental health "professionals".
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That too is terrible. The idea that the very people who are there to hear us would turn away sounds like someone who would willingly let a homeless person freeze to death. It's just unthinkable.
