Guest guest Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 Frances...As I was reading your e-mail. I started thinking how the NC (I recently established) is like my Exodus. God knows I have been her slave too long..and I'm heading to my promiseland...One where It will be just me..my thoughts, my beliefs and the only people I have to be responsible for is My children and myself:) aaaahhh Freedom! Stefanie > > > If this were Facebook, I would definitely *like* that! It's an interesting > analogy. I always find it fascinating when people draw on religious texts, > stories, traditions, etc to help them process or deal with immense pain, > trauma, etc. > > I chose to convert to Judaism (against Nada's wishes despite the fact that > she proudly proclaims that the family was Jewish 4 or 5 generations ago). My > Nada is half Egyptian, and she spent a fair amount of time in Egypt when she > was growing up. She was viciously antisemitic to me ( " it's a backwards > religion " " they're all corrupt " " I had an epiphany: I was destined to lead > the Jewish people and show them the light [presumably Jesus?] " " If you > become Jewish I'll cry every day because you'll be dead to me " " the men are > all mysoginistic perverts who buy lacy underwear for their mistresses while > their wives stay at home " etc...). Every Passover, we retell the story of > the Jews escaping the oppression of the Egyptians. Well, my Nada's Egyptian > and I'm Jewish... I put two and two together and got a real kick out of > Passover. It also helped me to identify with the story. Now that I've > figuratively " crossed the river " (gone NC) I keep wondering if maybe I was > better off " back in Egypt " where at least the abuses were familiar... but > I've learned from the story of Passover that the future CAN be better than > the present if you persist. > > All that to say, that I would LOVE to hear more about your interpretation. > Does it hold any particular meaning to you? Can you elaborate or find other > examples of the devil's BPD? Do you remember when you first made the > connection? Can you describe how you arrived at that concept? > > =) - Frances > > > > > > > After watching the trailer for that new movie " Devil " , I wiki'd the > origin > > of the word Devil. It's Latin for " Slanderer " or " Accuser " . > > > > I.e. " Gaslighting " and " Accusations of abandonment " . It's interesting > that > > the literature refers to the devil as an angel that has been > > exiled/abandoned by god. I.e. The devil has BPD. My personal > > interpretation is that the relevant biblical literature is an expression > > of suppressed emotions regarding interactions with BPD. > > > > I'm sure some one has pointed out these connections before. Any one know > > who? > > > > Any thoughts? > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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