Have you ever looked back on something really bad that happened in your life,

and you find yourself trying to sugarcoat it in a desperate attempt to block it out? Do you say things to yourself like...
[i]"Well it wasn't THAT bad"
"Worse things happen to people every day"
"Maybe I misconstrued the situation"
"It happened a long time ago, I should be over it by now"[/i]
So on and so forth...

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SW-User

Oh, you mean like my childhood? Yep. All the time. Because honestly, it WASNT as bad as a lot of people's, with respect to physical abuse. Even the emotional abuse wasn't your "typical" emotional abuse. I question myself--I wonder if I am just weak and over sensitive. I wonder if others in my shoes would have been just fine. I almost wish there had been actual tangible abuse so that I could accept it all...

NineLives · 41-45, F

Yes, this is exactly how I feel.
I wasn't physically abused, but oh sweet Jesus, what happened surely wasn't normal either. 😕

SW-User

@NineLives: Oh. 😢💙😘