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Wisest Elder Ever
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It's not a crime to feel distressed about aspects of our past if we've been abused. Or neglected in childhood. I've been told to ''stop living in the past'' - by one of the main abusers. They would say that. I do not ''live'' or ''dwell'' in the past, I wish I could heal some aspects of my experience... I was reading a good post by mote.of.soul about this somewhere. Occasionally I have mentioned distressing events in my past (I usually don't write a long list) and often the response has been invalidating. (not so much here although it has happened)
Someone posted let it hurt let it heal let it go The let it go is the hardest. If someone just says ''just move on'' they have no idea... and it is not in the slightest bit helpful. __________________ |
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Yeah. I would say the 4th step is, put yourself in a position where it never happens again. THRN youre free. For me, no contact helped, but knowing the parental unit was dead was my game-changer. Its like my mind finally knew the monster could never return. Altho i did still have dreams. They are finally decreasing.
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__________________ My dog mastered the "fetch" command. He would communicate he wanted something, and I would fetch it. |
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Mad Walker
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Thank you Fuzzybear.🙏
Yes, I absolutely agree. The letting go is the hardest part for me too, especially if hurtful/negative quite possibly ill-intentioned (and actually ill-intentioned) things still get put on the person from time to time (or frequently), like a back log of stuff to process. Yes..."Just move on". No, YOU 'just move on' buddy. Out the door.😡👉 🙂🙏 __________________ "A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it."- Dōgen
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I've been told stuff like that too. I'm upset about things that happened over 35 years ago. Part of the problem is my memory is really good. So my mom often forgets the things she said to me. But I remember. I don't know what to do about that.
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I wish more people understood this. That it’s not so easy to just let it go. At the moment, I am working towards “forgiveness” which I think is absolute bull dust. Like, why do they deserve my forgiveness at all? But then it’s been explained to me that it is not about them. It’s “release forgiveness” where they play no part in it.
I still don’t understand this idea. But, we will see how it progresses. I can’t see myself ever letting go of the past because it made me who I am today. It put me where I am today. For better or for worse. It sculpted me. I like the saying Let it hurt Let it heal Let it go I think I’m very stuck in the first part. Thanks for the post fuzzy! |
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The hurt And the pain may leave temporarily… after much effort They keep coming back to haunt me without an invite |
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From the march 2012 through to maybe about June 2013 is in the black hole |
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