There is a story which tells how we grow strong at the broken places.
And yet another which tells of how the light can shine through the cracks.
Romantic twaddle? Maybe. But I believe it to some degree.
I know how hard it can be for those of us who're elder, and likely didn't have the support we needed when we were younger, which may have stopped it from getting so deeply embedded and entrenched and scar-ridden.
I know for myself that I am well on the road to recovery.
But. I know I have a tendency to depression and anxiety which will likely never go away entirely.
Thank you , Katie.
Your reply means alot, because it always so well meant, thought out and, oh damn..im not saying what i mean am i?
So true to the very core, yes thats it.
which many of us, me def. included are...scared(?) to consider?
Conditioned not to?
You know what i mean, I know you do :)
Its not so much the bits iof depression/anxiety that worry me...its the total sefl destrution that comes over me
HOW could i do that??!!
So much of whatt i have done to me...i stand now, actually horrified by. And if that sound/comes across melo-dramatic, well, sorry, but you dont knwo what i did. Sadly, its justified.
Which shames me.
i feel im suddenly at an 'accepting'/'forgiving' phase (thru no prof. help) and...i dont know HOW!
No.
It is being brave, as you have been/are
in being and showing vulnerability.
A trait that is (often) lost on this forum, but should be encouraged, SO much more.
Thank you, Katie.
For being you.
For being brave when you feel most vulnerable.
For reaching out, for sharing your growing and understanding thru therapy with us.
That is true strength.
True character.
xx
romp, I always think that everyone's a bit "broken". I think sometimes, when we've had a lot of problems and been through a lot of treatment, we can almost put ourselves in these boxes where we think that we're the only ones who are insecure; who have sleepless nights; who are frightened and doubtful and unhappy. As the song goes - everybody cries sometimes.
I think life throws obstacles at us, and all of us... all of us need someone to help us through. So yes, probably when things are stressful, you might feel like you're relapsing. So make sure you go slowly, when you need to.
I dont think anyone is broken, we are just all who we are nothing more nothing less, we can change who we are for worser or better, but none of us are broken. We are just how we see ourselfs.
"Its not how long a star shines, what is remembered is the brightness of the light"
