04-05-2018 09:43 AM
04-05-2018 09:43 AM
@Zoe7@frog@Snowie@Former-Member In 45 mins my mother should be here. I have been fighting feelings of SH all night and am now wearing my trusty rubber band around my wrist and have covered up my arms with long sleeves .... hopefully that will do the trick. Am not looking forward to this at all. Just want to hide underneath my covers and pretend this problem will go away.... can feel myself shutting down emotionally but will smile like I always do regardless of how I feel inside because tht is what I do best.
Hoping everyone has a 'goodish' day and will let you all know how it goes if I can stand to that is.
04-05-2018 09:56 AM
04-05-2018 09:56 AM
@greenpeanot good with the feelings of self harm. A rubberband around your wrist is a good idea. I always have an elastic around mine too.
Do what you need to do to make sure you are safe. Will be around later if you need us.
Big hugs sweetie
04-05-2018 11:08 AM
04-05-2018 11:08 AM
Hoping it is going better than expected @greenpea - sitting with you little pea
04-05-2018 12:46 PM
04-05-2018 12:46 PM
@Zoe7@Snowie@frog@Former-Member Well I survived now I will crawl into my bed. Hot water bottle and covers over my head with Atmosphere by Joy Division on repeat. Have a calm and peaceful day xxx
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpa9LtunUcg
04-05-2018 01:00 PM
04-05-2018 01:00 PM
Lovely to see you back @greenpea.
So so sorry that your mother behaves like that toward you and your child. She comes from a different time and has not bothered to learn about a different way of seeing and understanding things. That doesn't make it right, nor will it make it any easier to bear, because you did choose to see things differently and be accepting of other view points.
I think it's mostly fear that keeps people ensconced in their old ways of thinking, even when challenged to be better. Fear that much of their own lives might have been wasted/ lost/ less well handled than they thought, if they decide to believe in any 'new fangled' ideas as having any truth or acceptibility to them.
My own mother had/ has (I have no idea if she is living still) her own ingrained ideas of how everyone should be and publicly and privately shamed me every chance she could. She probably still does, but I don't know about it anymore.
You survived it Pea. You're stronger than you feel.
You look after you, sweet 'Pea. Let's all go have a blanket picnic together!
04-05-2018 01:04 PM
04-05-2018 01:04 PM
@greenpeawell done on getting through it. I hope some of the urges are gone....
What you have planned sounds like good self care.
Look after yourself hun, you are special to us
04-05-2018 01:12 PM
04-05-2018 01:12 PM
@greenpea I've been looking for you, there you are. Sorry to read about the family stuff. Sending warm thoughts.🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀
04-05-2018 01:32 PM
04-05-2018 01:44 PM
04-05-2018 01:53 PM
04-05-2018 01:53 PM
@Zoe7 Zoe7 sorry I missed your earlier post. Thank you hoping your day is going well too and hopefully will see you tonight at the Feast 🙂
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