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Old 02-17-2012, 08:51 PM
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Loneywife
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Originally Posted by wicked View Post
Yes me too. I stuff and stuff and stuff. It took me many years to practice crying a little or getting my feelings out there.
Otherwise, I would "march on like nothing was wrong" while if someone showed some empathy for me, I would start bawling.
A few tears won't kill me, or make me ashamed, like my father told me.
It works for me.

Beth

I will be thinking of you, LW. Get a nice sleep whenever you can, not just now, but anytime you can relax.
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Thank you. I can relate to stuffing.

When I was younger, I was often ridiculed for my emotional sensitivity. I used to cry at the slightest conflict. I've forced myself to contain my emotions for so many years, that crying now is tough.

Even now, when I do cry at work or in public, I am told I am too sensitive and I need to suck it up.

My mom has Narcisstic personality disorder, as does my father in law, so it's really tough to show emotion to either of them, as they both use it for blackmail against me in the future.
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