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Post by leadbelly on Jan 16, 2012 3:52:55 GMT -8
As I was just waking into consciousness this morning, something obvious clicked with me...but felt like it went in deeply in thought.
Of course I have ended up late in life i.e. further on down the line...with making more harmfilled choices and decisions....because it all comes from the same wound. What I got really good at in life, was talking the inner talk on justifying it....it's not like I never knew when following through on something....and that includes putting even the tiniest amount of food in my mouth...even with the clothes I buy....and mostly the men I choose to reflect that self love...or rather to confirm that it is not there. My male choices....all so I can say...yup, feels homey being treated like stuff, because it's an outward match to my inward self opinion.
I have never felt I was a keeper...someone of value, someone to really respect...so everything in my life and how I live it has ALWAYS reflected that. I could be in therapy for the next 800 years, but instead I think stop the wasted time....and begin my journey of seeing what it's like being kind to myself...respecting myself. No easy task when all my reference points have been to hurt myself.
Thank you for reading this....with loving eyes I am going to assume.
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Post by Loving My Life on Jan 16, 2012 4:44:17 GMT -8
leadbelly, thank you for sharing your morning thoughts. You will learn to love yourself again, and it is never to late to start, you are worth it. Great insights.
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Post by bdzc on Jan 16, 2012 11:08:18 GMT -8
Congrats leadbelly!
I just had this duh moment too. Rejection from guys I liked was just a way in which I confirmed what I felt and thought about me: I'm unlovable, I'm unworthy, etc. It reflected my lack of self love, not because they weren't worthy of me, but because I chose guys who couldn't give me the love and validation I needed and that helped me keep the vicious cycle of hating myself.
It's such a liberating realization. And once you decide to take it easy on yourself, to be kind and loving to yourself your whole perspective kind of changes.
I'm really happy for you, leadbelly! Keep it up, you're making progress!
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Post by Loving My Life on Jan 16, 2012 13:44:43 GMT -8
bdzc, i could not agree more, I have just come to that realization over the weekend, (spiritual awakening). It just dawn on me that all of the rejections, the hatefulness, meanness, all the negativism from my poa, was no reflection on me, this was who he was, a very unhappy person, and I cant fix him. but had i not been sober, i would have never noticed or even thought about this. It has nothing to do with me, iam still the same person i was when i met him, caring, loving and compassioniate. Thanks for sharing that. Sorry leadbelly, i did not mean to hi-jack your thread.
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Post by Freetolive on Feb 3, 2012 17:55:14 GMT -8
Thanks for this post.
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Post by Herenow on Feb 3, 2012 18:18:26 GMT -8
leadbelly your post really touched me. How sad you never felt like you were a keeper. I bet you are really unbelievable keeper! I am so excited for you to have this awareness and want to move forward towards self love. Wonderful post!
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Post by leadbelly on Feb 3, 2012 19:06:44 GMT -8
Hi diane....thank you so much for saying I must be an unbelievable keeper - made me laugh - I was just thinking today that really, I have no problems, only the ones I create in my head....because there isn't much happening outside of me that is bad. And I wonder why would I wreck that? but then I do.....oh whatever.....:-)
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