Guest guest Posted August 15, 2010 Report Share Posted August 15, 2010 Whoa - not being allowed to express negative emotions. I do that. . . I feel so guilty if I have to get mad at someone, set a boundary, or if someone sees me get angry or upset. I mean its bad!!!!!!! On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 9:46 AM, anuria67854 wrote: > > > I often use humor to mask pain; I'm pretty sure I learned to do that > because neither Sister or I were allowed to express negative emotions around > our nada. If I was sad, scared, hurt, or angry, nada would take that as a > direct criticism of herself, even if what I was angry or hurt about had > nothing at all to do with her. Nada was very invested in her girls being > perfect and looking perfect all the time. > Her little inanimate dolls couldn't have real emotions. > > Its wrong to punish children for having feelings, and treat them like > objects and possessions instead of like living human beings. > > -Annie > > > > > > > I was listening to the radio the other day and the song " Because of You " > by son came on and I couldnt believe how much this song relates > to me and my life... You might want to check it out! > > > > the part where she talks about having to have a fake smile or laugh every > day of her life... (my therapist often gets after me for smiling and > laughing when I am expressing painful feelings.) can anyone else relate? > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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