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I feel like my life is an Oprah and Dr. Phil episode.
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 403629" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I am sorry you all have to deal with all this stuff. It makes me feel less alone, less like there is something hugely wrong with me because the way my family regards me. I look back on all those years when I tried so dang hard to believe that we had this awesome, super close, loving family that really cared about each ohter and wonder why I worked so hard to feel like that. Cause it WAS work. My instincts told me something wasn't "right", therapy and tdocs told me the same, even friends told me the same but all those years of "family first" and "family no matter what" was really hard to look at realistically. I just couldn't figure out why any attempt to tell the truth about anything that made me uncomfortable was instantly used to prove how wrong and sick I was/am. Why any attempt to ask about something or tell the truth about gfgbro was instantly converted into "overreacting" or "hysteria". Finally I got the picture, but it sure is ugly and painful.</p><p> </p><p>I so much wish that NONE of you understood these feelings the way you do. </p><p> </p><p>Let's hope that we can help our children and grandchildren to not repeat these patterns.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 403629, member: 1233"] I am sorry you all have to deal with all this stuff. It makes me feel less alone, less like there is something hugely wrong with me because the way my family regards me. I look back on all those years when I tried so dang hard to believe that we had this awesome, super close, loving family that really cared about each ohter and wonder why I worked so hard to feel like that. Cause it WAS work. My instincts told me something wasn't "right", therapy and tdocs told me the same, even friends told me the same but all those years of "family first" and "family no matter what" was really hard to look at realistically. I just couldn't figure out why any attempt to tell the truth about anything that made me uncomfortable was instantly used to prove how wrong and sick I was/am. Why any attempt to ask about something or tell the truth about gfgbro was instantly converted into "overreacting" or "hysteria". Finally I got the picture, but it sure is ugly and painful. I so much wish that NONE of you understood these feelings the way you do. Let's hope that we can help our children and grandchildren to not repeat these patterns. [/QUOTE]
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