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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yellowstone

No. I am painfully aware of it. If I'm responsible for any part of it, I feel it to the depths of my soul. I've been abused, bullied, stalked, threatened, traumatized. I've had nightmares and flashbacks. I don't own anyone else's responsibility, but I own my own. My life is completely turned upside down. There is some damage that will always remain. I humbly have to accept that. I still work on improving my life, but the sad fact is, some things will never transpire in my life now. Those doors are permanently closed. Where others have shown me no mercy, that's on them. Even then, there remains permanent damage. Whenever you are run through the mud publicly, your life is never the same again. All I can do is keep moving forward and believing that all things, although improbable, are still possible.