Posted by seldomseen on October 7, 2007, at 18:50:35
In reply to What is the silver lining of child abuse?, posted by happyflower on October 7, 2007, at 10:52:23
Yeah, I've spent a lot of time trying to find the silver lining of the abuse I experienced as a child.
On balance, I would rather it not have happened, but it has given me a deep sense of empathy and overwhelming sense of gratitude at just being alive.
It's weird but lately, rather than feeling so flawed or damaged, it has been giving me a real sense of invincibility. It's almost like I know that if I can live through that and come out with some semblance of sanity, then there really isn't much else life can through at me that I can't handle. Yeah, I get thrown for a loop sometimes, but really, what I deal with now is NOTHING compared to what I survived as a child.
I've been in therapy for years and it has taken every bit of it to get to this point.
But that's my take on it.
Seldom.
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