[sandworm]

Understand, I am writing in a 'flow of consciousness' as often I do.

I see so many here, and it seems to be, and seems to me, that
we have problems, lots of problems. We are plagued a mighty with
them from a dozen corners. but be honest... is it not like Albert Einstein
said.

This question sometimes drives me hazy, is it me or them who are
crazy?"

I think the majority, statistically of people here are really suffering
not from biological ills but the illness of being rather sane people in
an insane society.
It seems we are scarred crazy like the Scarlet Lettered woman,
because we have some compassion and enough sense to realize and
see the horror and insanity of the Inhumanity to Man all around us.
We have something snap inside when we see the mother lash out,
the father raise a fist, the parent act as callus as a stone
to their flesh and blood , giving no praise at all, UNLESS it is
the backhanded compliment that stings.

Who here is 'crazy' because of their own mind can not process
adequately the

" All need happen for Evil to triumph, is when good men do nothing"

How often do you and I find the institutions of our society
failing us, the Child Protective Services turning a deaf ear,
the police getting fed up and not coming to our calls anymore.

How can each of us get the skills, the resources to defend ourselves
and our children, parents, loved ones.?

What tools and cunning do we lack to out Machievellian the
schemers from bull-dozing over everyone in their life and path.?

How can we start to convince ourselves that we are not WELL adjusted to
a profoundly sick society

_S_

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share your story of horror.

[sandworm]

It seems so sad to me that 'that ' addiction support group out there
deals so much with ..the member .. making amends but
very little about what to do when being the victim of the rage,
violence, invisibility, neglect, and other horrors. and how am I
the member to deal with the feelings of being hurt by the
non-compassion of other's toward me?

I think much would be healed if I did not have to hear "you need to
make amends" when it is 'him', or 'her ' that keeps coming back to
hurt me again and again and again. the pain swallows me up some days
and other days I feel lost in a bog of despair with no way out.

*S*

"Definition of 'crazy'/insanity: repeating the same actions/behaviors over and over again and expecting different results"~~~Big Book

"Share {my} story of horror"? No...I have to beg off. I prefer to deal with the other side of my life , and share that with others......by doing so, it keeps all the horror at bay, and allows me some sense of purpose, and some "happy" moments in life.......

Thank you for the invite I am sad you feel as you do, ((Sandworm)), wish I could help you take leave of your pains...but I am not all that.....take care......theo