Shredder,
I was shocked by how insensitive some of the responses to you were too! I've been lurking here for over a year, and was starting to feel like maybe I would post my story, but that made me think twice. I know feeling attacked is the last thing I could handle when I'm feeling as low as we are right now, whether the intentions were good or not.
It's hard to be as sensitive as us empaths are, we feel things very deeply and are very aware of how our actions effect others. And we expect that others are aware of these things as well-- sadly that often isn't the case as I'm sure you've learned throughout life.
Don't feel like you can't be honest in your future posts because of a few negative responses. Some people have become desensitized and have forgotten how raw and traumatic it feels to be in the early stages of healing. But just as many of us are right there with you
