I read somewhere that people with trauma try to downplay the trauma, saying it's not as bad as what others have gone through. The way my brain shies away from verbalizing the details of losing my beloved, I think it's time to accept that yes, it was traumatic. Stupid, stiff-necked Puritan ancestry, trying to tough it out through everything.
Yesterday, my life's like, 'Uh-oh, pop quiz!' Today it's like, 'rain of toads.'
Xander ,'Beneath You'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Connie Neil - Apr 27, 2017 10:14:59 am PDT #10472 of 30002
brillig
Dana - Apr 27, 2017 10:16:43 am PDT #10473 of 30002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
"He proposed on his birthday, which is so sweet, because I don't like sharing my birthday with anything. So now it's like his day is my day too!"
msbelle - Apr 27, 2017 10:17:39 am PDT #10474 of 30002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Jesse I wish I was excited about the prospect of dating. I just want to like someone who magically likes me back with minimal meeting of new people that are not that. I really want someone from my past to swoop in, be perfect for me, and live happily ever after.
You know or randomly meet imaginary celebrity boyfriend and hit it off.
Dana - Apr 27, 2017 10:18:42 am PDT #10475 of 30002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I read somewhere that people with trauma try to downplay the trauma, saying it's not as bad as what others have gone through.
I do think it's really a kind of instinct. Because maybe if it's not as bad as what happened to someone else, you can believe the impact is not that bad to you.
EpicTangent - Apr 27, 2017 10:19:19 am PDT #10476 of 30002
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Jesse I wish I was excited about the prospect of dating. I just want to like someone who magically likes me back with minimal meeting of new people that are not that. I really want someone from my past to swoop in, be perfect for me, and live happily ever after.
You know or randomly meet imaginary celebrity boyfriend and hit it off.
IT ME.
Steph L. - Apr 27, 2017 10:19:25 am PDT #10477 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I read somewhere that people with trauma try to downplay the trauma, saying it's not as bad as what others have gone through.
This is exceedingly common among people who've experienced trauma.
The way my brain shies away from verbalizing the details of losing my beloved, I think it's time to accept that yes, it was traumatic. Stupid, stiff-necked Puritan ancestry, trying to tough it out through everything.
Tell your inner Puritans to clock out for a while so that you don't have to tough it out.
Steph L. - Apr 27, 2017 10:20:27 am PDT #10478 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
"He proposed on his birthday, which is so sweet, because I don't like sharing my birthday with anything. So now it's like his day is my day too!"
Noooooooo. Is she actually, literally a praying mantis or some other parasite?
Dana - Apr 27, 2017 10:24:14 am PDT #10479 of 30002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
"I have champagne taste with a beer budget. *sigh* It's definitely how I roll."
-t - Apr 27, 2017 10:27:03 am PDT #10480 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Is she actually, literally a praying mantis or some other parasite?
HAHAHHA Please let this be true!
I do think it's really a kind of instinct. Because maybe if it's not as bad as what happened to someone else, you can believe the impact is not that bad to you.
Right. Like many things, it's a coping mechanism, but it has side-effects. It's not inherently bad.
Connie Neil - Apr 27, 2017 10:28:03 am PDT #10481 of 30002
brillig
The Lexapro is like finally getting rid of the gigantic eyesore in the room but then finding out how much clutter had collected behind it. Time to get the mental dumpster.