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- majenco
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Re: Moving Forward: How pain heals over time
Tom,
Those are completely valid feelings. I agree with you about not having felt this gamut of raw emotions in a long time. It’s hard to deal with this turmoil when you were raised to be stoic. At least that’s how I feel. I have cried more in the last 6 months than I have in my entire life. I feel weak. I have to hold on to the idea that this will pass. Better days of strength and happiness are out there. I struggle through each day moving towards a light that I hope will bring trust in myself and strength that I know I have buried deep, but it’s in there.
Hang on to your inner self. That will pull you through this mess.
Majenco