Recent content by LovesFlowers

Think about this... Does he really love you if he expects you to work harder on his problems than he is working? Because that's not love, honey, that's servitude.

Good luck!

There are many ways to gain self-respect and confidence, I agree wholeheartedly.

I endured a desperate childhood and later adulthood like most everyone here and I know that it affected by world view which in turn affected my decision-making, which itself led to a less-than-positive life ... until I got help. As for who I may have been, who knows? The world is full of...

Hi slynnbd, I have not been in your position as a wife so I can't offer your consolation in that way. I can say something about when you say that "everything [you] say makes him angry" though. Please take a step back from those feelings. Nothing you are doing is making him angry. He is angry...

Hi Digger. In my view of the world, if I had to endure the abuse again, afterwards I would still face the demons borne from the experience. In other words, I would rather face the pain of fighting my way back to self-respect then to spend a lifetime without the confidence I've gained from...

I am well on my way and I get better all the time. It's been the most horrible experience of my life and the most rewarding. If I had walk through these fires again to be who I am today again, I would. For me it was well worth the pain.

Looks amazing... :) YUM!

Um. Wow. :( Seriously, take a self-defense class, martial arts, kickboxing, and so on. Knowing you can protect yourself goes a long way towards improving your sense of confidence. You don't have to fight; but knowing you aren't guaranteed to be someone's victim gives you a sense of strength...

Fwiw, I think you're awesome. That was a terrible time for you and yet you pushed through it like a champ! Congratulations! (Applauding)

I adopted Kitty because I wanted a pet to come home to and because I wanted to save a life. I never thought for a moment that she would become my lifeline. In the end we're saving each other.

I have chronic pain and take Daypro, an NSAID (non-steroidal ant-inflammatory drug) every day. It doesn't take me out of pain but it does a good job managing it well enough for me to work though what's left. 2 days ago SAMe (naturally occurring Adenosylmethionine) was added to my pain...

Wyakin, I'm sad for your loss and your pain and I'm sorry that you've lost your network. With regards to letting your defenses down, walls that keep others out trap you inside and isolation brings nothing but pain. Have you considered journaling for the time-being? It's not like having a...

For context so you understand this post, I grew up in one of those homes where emotional expressions were not welcome. If you needed to feel you did it somewhere out of the home and away from the family. Enough context. I had the most wonderful breakthrough the other day related to my...

I sometimes wonder if daffodils are smarter than me because daffodils follow the light and life wherever it may be found and my life seems to usually bloom only in the dark. It's something I wonder about pretty frequently. I thought I could feel because I could get angry and sad; I could laugh...