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Old Feb 28, 2020, 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Open Eyes View Post
It's only natural that talking about things you experienced in your past with your father can trigger you to re-experience events that caused you to have these emotions and react with anger towards him, fighting him as a way to not experience these trapped and powerless feelings.
The anger is part of the reexperiencing, not my present day reaction. I always fought, and I felt trapped and powerless because fighting never made a difference, but I still always fought, because I was full of anger at the injustice of it all.
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