therapy – The Parentless Parent

I DECIDE FROM NOW ON

I have long struggled with what other people think. How they believe I should feel, think, act, look, behave, ect… I am honestly tired of that and have found that it only ends up hurting me. No one can know me better than I know myself. No one has walked in my shoes or experiencedContinue reading “I DECIDE FROM NOW ON”

WHY IS IT SO HARD TO FEEL?

I am aware, and on many occasions, reminded that I need to learn to regulate my emotions. This is unfortunately something that I never learned as a child. Growing up in a home where you had to bury your emotions made it very difficult to understand them. I was not allowed to show sadness orContinue reading “WHY IS IT SO HARD TO FEEL?”

YOU’RE THE ONE I TRUST

I wish people understood that when someone opens up to them, it really is about trust. For the better part of my life, I trusted no one. The trauma and abuse I suffered throughout childhood and early adulthood made me shut myself off from the outside world and I honestly did not believe I couldContinue reading “YOU’RE THE ONE I TRUST”