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For years I've had cripplingly low self esteem because of how I viewed my disability. I thought no one would want to be my friend. I thought no one would want to date me. I thought I should just stay alone in my room all the time and not talk to people because no one would want to be around me. I thought I was a freak, subhuman at times. I felt broken deep down inside.
But now I realize....that my disability is only one aspect of who I am. ![]() I am so much more than my disability. I am so much more than a face that is "different". Other people saw that for years but I couldn't ever see it myself. Now I do and I feel like a door has been opened. I was stuck in this little room and now a door has opened and I'm looking outside and ... It makes me happy. ![]()
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In depression . . . faith in deliverance, in ultimate restoration, is absent. The pain is unrelenting, and what makes the condition intolerable is the...feeling felt as truth...that no remedy will come -- not in a day, an hour, a month, or a minute. . . . It is hopelessness even more than pain that crushes the soul.-William Styron |
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That's a wonderful revelation Sophia. So glad you feel happy
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(((((((((SophiaG))))))))))
I am overjoyed to see this, and to have recived your message this morning. My dear friend I am happy you see this, You are one of the greatest friend's I have had, I am happy you shared this with us, You are truly an inspiration. super big duckling hugs!! *quacks* Love Typo |
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Sounds like you were lost....only to be found..
I am sure your face is not 'different'......I have a feeling it is beautiful ![]()
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Hello, SophiaG. What is the most exiting thing you have seen through the open door?
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That is so inspiring Sophia!!!
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It is a miracle that I have survived thus far and I strive to help others see miracles in every day life.
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Thank you for sharing this with us, SophiaG...
It may also plant a seed in the minds of others who define themselves by their disability...perhaps that seed will grow in beauty and grace.
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The Most Dangerous Enemy Is The One In Your Head Telling You What You Do and Don't Deserve... |
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Beautiful, just wonderfull. Huggs to you!
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![]() Freedom from my painful, limiting, crippling, low self-esteem. ![]() (metaphorically of course)
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In depression . . . faith in deliverance, in ultimate restoration, is absent. The pain is unrelenting, and what makes the condition intolerable is the...feeling felt as truth...that no remedy will come -- not in a day, an hour, a month, or a minute. . . . It is hopelessness even more than pain that crushes the soul.-William Styron |
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Wish me luck! <3
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In depression . . . faith in deliverance, in ultimate restoration, is absent. The pain is unrelenting, and what makes the condition intolerable is the...feeling felt as truth...that no remedy will come -- not in a day, an hour, a month, or a minute. . . . It is hopelessness even more than pain that crushes the soul.-William Styron |
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