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A View From The Other Side (Fairly Long)
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<blockquote data-quote="recoveringenabler" data-source="post: 686791" data-attributes="member: 13542"><p>Wonderful thread. Thank you DarkwingPsyduck for your insights, your truths are so valuable for us parents. </p><p></p><p>A thought I had while reading is that with your experience, hard earned wisdom and your ability to write in such a candid, insightful and authentic way, you might consider writing and/or teaching.......or a substance abuse counselor....., public speaking.....a therapist.....some way in which you utilize your experience as a way of being of service. I am a believer in the idea that we all have gifts to share based on our unique talents, talents often born out of adversity. You have a creative and fascinating way of using words which are easy to read and also inspiring. You have considerable skill in communication and you've developed depth, compassion and perceptive insights, which <em>can</em> be a bi-product of growing up in a dysfunctional environment...... if we can find our way out. And you have. (I come from a highly dysfunctional background too.)</p><p></p><p>When my son in law committed suicide, my granddaughter was only 3. I vividly recall her therapist at the time telling me that we just don't know the destiny of an individual, that my granddaughter may grow up to be a therapist who specializes in helping children who had a parent commit suicide. It gave me an additional insight into the tragedy, which I held onto tightly. When my granddaughter was 13, the therapist we chose for her confided in me that her father had committed suicide and that was why she had become a therapist..... Interesting connection..... My granddaughter is now 20 years old and has remarkable insight and compassion, often she is the one her friends turn to with their problems. It remains to be seen what direction she will go in, but her past, with all it's trauma and loss, offers her a unique perspective and adds to the richness of who she is.</p><p></p><p>You're at the beginning of your life's journey and from here you have many, many choices........I have a feeling you'll thrive and find deep joy and peace along the way.......<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="recoveringenabler, post: 686791, member: 13542"] Wonderful thread. Thank you DarkwingPsyduck for your insights, your truths are so valuable for us parents. A thought I had while reading is that with your experience, hard earned wisdom and your ability to write in such a candid, insightful and authentic way, you might consider writing and/or teaching.......or a substance abuse counselor....., public speaking.....a therapist.....some way in which you utilize your experience as a way of being of service. I am a believer in the idea that we all have gifts to share based on our unique talents, talents often born out of adversity. You have a creative and fascinating way of using words which are easy to read and also inspiring. You have considerable skill in communication and you've developed depth, compassion and perceptive insights, which [I]can[/I] be a bi-product of growing up in a dysfunctional environment...... if we can find our way out. And you have. (I come from a highly dysfunctional background too.) When my son in law committed suicide, my granddaughter was only 3. I vividly recall her therapist at the time telling me that we just don't know the destiny of an individual, that my granddaughter may grow up to be a therapist who specializes in helping children who had a parent commit suicide. It gave me an additional insight into the tragedy, which I held onto tightly. When my granddaughter was 13, the therapist we chose for her confided in me that her father had committed suicide and that was why she had become a therapist..... Interesting connection..... My granddaughter is now 20 years old and has remarkable insight and compassion, often she is the one her friends turn to with their problems. It remains to be seen what direction she will go in, but her past, with all it's trauma and loss, offers her a unique perspective and adds to the richness of who she is. You're at the beginning of your life's journey and from here you have many, many choices........I have a feeling you'll thrive and find deep joy and peace along the way.......:) [/QUOTE]
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