RE: My Wish for You: Survive Your Story
Very interesting post.
I as well have been in a position where people didn't understood the way I felt and most importantly why, and demanded me to change the way I was and act or feel in a different way in order to "keep appearances" and act like a "normal human being".
It's sad that this is happening and while it would be nice to see things change, I don't think anything will, at least not soon. Not a lot of people are willing to understand there are others besides them, other human beings, individuals each having unique characteristics, feelings and pains.
Really nice post, I would like to answer the question at the end, but sadly, after years of keeping everything for myself and dealing with things my way, I got to a point where almost nothing bothers me.
It's great because I almost never get hurt, but it's really bad whenever I want to establish friendships or relationships. I can't care. I guess at least I'm safe from all kinds of pain.
Anyway, thank you for writing this and for all the work you put into your articles :)
It can be difficult to be so far into defense mode there is no feeling anymore. But I remember your post about your inner world and I see my son do what you described. I see how it helps him to have somewhere else to feel, just like I have the safety of my closet. Thank you so much for this thoughtful response!