Hi Rapunzel Thanks for joining

Wow... I think self-harm is a strong statement of our opinion of personal worth... I think something for each of to consider is how little attention was given these types of incidences in some areas during our younger years... Where I lived, what happened behind closed doors was private.... Even if you did ask for help, it was likely to be referred back to the parents, in some cases, the same people who fostered the damage.

Though the names are different, it seems the role is the same for us. A wall we run into again and again. A conglomeration of sometimes conflicting feelings and thoughts. Connected to personal and painful events from our past. Occuring at a time when we were unable to process or adequately respond. A notion we had failed or weren't good enough. Something we allowed to cut deeply into our soul.

I'm not surprised of the family connection. As a young boy, I could take and give insults like a sailor. Nothing could touch me. Until my dad did something I couldnt ..... It shook the rug from underneath me and I laid on the ground, and from that day til now, I've never recovered. I was 14 at the time. No one else had that ability, but I was vulnerable to him.

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but rising every time we fall." Confucius