ShiJai
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I think maybe wer're coming at this problem from two different sides.
For me, I feel safer with my family because I know what they think of me, good, bad, even the truly ugly thoughts. With strangers, my imagination runs amock. Though, if a stranger told me the truth, I'd probably freak out. I'm not sure why, but somehow it's easier to be treated badly, or spoken to in such a manner, by your family (I'm still working on the friends angle).
It's good that you have a way of coping that allows you a stepping stone back into the world.
ShiJai.
For me, I feel safer with my family because I know what they think of me, good, bad, even the truly ugly thoughts. With strangers, my imagination runs amock. Though, if a stranger told me the truth, I'd probably freak out. I'm not sure why, but somehow it's easier to be treated badly, or spoken to in such a manner, by your family (I'm still working on the friends angle).
It's good that you have a way of coping that allows you a stepping stone back into the world.
ShiJai.