The fact that you're talking about it is good. I don't think you really wanted to leave, but that you felt at that time it's your only option. Don't ever give up your power. While the past may create the future, it doesn't have to define it for each of us individually because we decide what it means. Even if we cannot change our situation, we can change our state of mind. We have that power although it may be difficult to get ourselves to use it. People have used their power to survive the most horrific circumstances, sometimes for many years, and they have emerged stronger than ever. The more we use our power, the more it grows and we become the creators we were intended to be. So don't sell yourself short. You, too, have the power to change the way you perceive your life and experiences in order to gain the strength to endure the trying times. We have the choice not to take crap personally or believe what others say or do is about us, because it isn't. Nothing anyone else says or does has anything at all to do with you. No, instead, it's a reflection of their own mind. Everyone is like a mirror and when we look at each other what we really see is ourselves. So, if family or anyone says or does something shitty to you, you don't have to take it personally or react to it emotionally because it isn't about you. You are the one who creates your own self-worth. Don't let anyone's bullshit bring you down. Glad you're feeling better now. I experience such episodes more often than I would like, so I do understand how it feels.
Don't believe anything they say.
And at the same time,
Don't believe that they say anything without a reason.
---Immanuel Kant
by 82_28 » Tue Aug 14, 2018 10:13 pm 
