tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14391563.post6928312516918639961..comments2023-10-25T07:20:23.858-07:00Comments on Vicarious Therapy: InvalidatedAquahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16230285017033299419noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14391563.post-16331387950935436382009-08-21T06:18:30.421-07:002009-08-21T06:18:30.421-07:00Oh I so know the feeling. My mother was never abl...Oh I so know the feeling. My mother was never able to validate my feelings. I just stopped talking about them with her, and not only her, I stopped talking about them with anyone. Maybe I even tried to stop feeling them, which is why I have such difficulty with feelings. I bottle them all up, but then they tend to explode all at once.<br /><br />I'm sorry your sister is acting like this. I don't think it's appropriate to make excuses for her behavior either. I'm sure she has her issues with your Dad, but it doesn't exucse her from listening to you and trying to understand you.Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151061142781327531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14391563.post-60530159800013424772009-08-20T17:41:33.803-07:002009-08-20T17:41:33.803-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.EJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15807580515754912253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14391563.post-1481100885004851252009-08-20T16:20:44.995-07:002009-08-20T16:20:44.995-07:00Hello Aqua,
I'm so sorry to hear that it is d...Hello Aqua,<br /><br />I'm so sorry to hear that it is difficult for your sister to understand or admit what you are really feeling. Your a strong individual, keep up the hard work and you will be heard. I just wanted to let you know that Wellsphere's HealthBlogger Network has many people who are in a similar situation as you are. If you would like to share your experience and help others cope, I would encourage you to take a look at http://www.wellsphere.com/health-blogger, and to consider applying ot join the HealthBlogger Network.<br /><br />If you need any assistance, please feel free to email me at hua [at] wellsphere [dot] com.<br /><br />Best regards,<br />Hua<br />Director of Blogger NetworksHuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04703549526338294520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14391563.post-62589553789013247252009-08-20T15:24:57.688-07:002009-08-20T15:24:57.688-07:00Perhaps your sister doesn't want to admit that...Perhaps your sister doesn't want to admit that your Dad is that way because it would mean admitting her own pain by his hands? <br /><br />I often find that my sister dismisses my illness because she doesn't want to admit her own mental illness. I'm not a psych but I've studied the subject/symptoms well and she has borderline personality disorder.<br /><br />Even my therapist agrees with my "diagnosis." Unfortunately family isn't all that it's cracked up to be. It's one of the reasons I never wanted to be married OR have kids.<br /><br />I find more of a familial support system amongst my friends and online friends unfortunately.Handsome B. Wonderfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11524517496880481239noreply@blogger.com