donkey wrote:
Not to diminish or invalidate your experience at all but............
We are not in control of what happens to us, we are, however in control of how we chose to respond to it.
No, we are not in control when they take so much away that we don’t know who or what we are.
I had no options when I was a kid, and no choices in how to respond.
donkey wrote:
I spent a long time blaming NT's and the greater world for all my mishaps, I kept fighting the enemy, I was in a maladaptive, self destructive maelstrom of angst.
And now you’re what – an Uncle Tom?
Blaming NT's... for all my mishaps – check. Damn right. They deserved more blame than I imagined.
Fighting the enemy – check
Maladaptive – check. I adapted in the only way that I could. I did pretty damn well, considering.
Self destructive – Not at all. They tried to destroy me, but I held on anyway.
Angst – check. Tons of that. So what’s your point?
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