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Originally Posted by MoxieDoxie
...all in the name of having someone show me I am worth their time, effort and emotional energy. To be that one special person held in their mind and heart. Childhood emotional neglect and abuse leaves a gaping hole in that person that is so painful it causes them to risk their own lives to get it filled.
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That hits home for me. Always wanting to be cared for, and for that person who cares for me to be solely mine. These are the people I attach to... women who are slightly older than I am and whom I find beautiful. A mother figure to try to fill the void. Sometimes I find myself doing unhealthy/risky behaviors (like having unprotected sex) not because I can't resist doing them or because I'm stupid, but because I want to tell my therapist (depending on the therapist) that I did this stupid thing and then I want them to tell me
not to do those things. I'll take even that "negative" attention, because I guess to me it is just another way for someone to show that they care about me.