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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 693797" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>Actually, this sounds like me. Except without the drugs. I lived a whole life externally focused. I did all kinds of therapy but my motivation was to get a life like other people had, not necessarily know myself.</p><p></p><p>After reincarnating myself over and over as I went through life trying to achieve, moving through this group of friends and that (and always believing myself to be the belle of the ball), it was only when I met M (at 60) when I really became comfortable in myself. With him. Even now, I seldom want to be around anybody except M, my son, and occasionally his sister. I am friendly and warm with people I do not know, but I am not very comfortable at all with people with whom I work, for example. I have faked it my whole life. Now I know that. I did not know before. </p><p></p><p>It feels so very uncomfortable to be with people at work--the colleagues. I am actually afraid and tense. I feel afraid of them, actually. And afraid what I will reveal. And that makes me more nervous and I begin revealing everything. I do not know what my problem is! My mother thought I had overcome my vulnerability. I guess I did not.</p><p></p><p>I read this and I sound so self-absorbed. I am. I think it might be helpful for some of you, whose kids struggle with their inner demons, to know how many of us have, and still do. People tend not to talk about it. Maybe we should.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 693797, member: 18958"] Actually, this sounds like me. Except without the drugs. I lived a whole life externally focused. I did all kinds of therapy but my motivation was to get a life like other people had, not necessarily know myself. After reincarnating myself over and over as I went through life trying to achieve, moving through this group of friends and that (and always believing myself to be the belle of the ball), it was only when I met M (at 60) when I really became comfortable in myself. With him. Even now, I seldom want to be around anybody except M, my son, and occasionally his sister. I am friendly and warm with people I do not know, but I am not very comfortable at all with people with whom I work, for example. I have faked it my whole life. Now I know that. I did not know before. It feels so very uncomfortable to be with people at work--the colleagues. I am actually afraid and tense. I feel afraid of them, actually. And afraid what I will reveal. And that makes me more nervous and I begin revealing everything. I do not know what my problem is! My mother thought I had overcome my vulnerability. I guess I did not. I read this and I sound so self-absorbed. I am. I think it might be helpful for some of you, whose kids struggle with their inner demons, to know how many of us have, and still do. People tend not to talk about it. Maybe we should. [/QUOTE]
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