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Acceptance Of Past

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I dont belive in forgivness. They told me "you must forgive your "mom", you must forgive this and you must forgive that. Hell no I dont have to forgive nothing. But I did need to learn see things in context, And there by accept. They could not have done otherwise apparently according to what them selves had to survive as kiddos And the historical context. Mom was a farmer girl and in that sense innocent. All though I know she went trough hell her self growing up. Grand ma was a real bitch. But I can understand that too knowing her story. Mom came to city and met this gangster and she was to naiv to know. And the gangster dad him self also grew up with scars from a total unearable childhood So all this I accept. But forgive is another matter. I can nor will not ever forgive such evil deeds no matter what.
And about forgiving my self - I wasnt part of it. I was a child. It was no my fault. But I did need to learn to forgive me self from the toxic self destructive behaviour I learned as a result of childhood when I became a grown up.

After reading @Ragdoll Circus post I realise yet again how important it was to me to start to learn how to be active / exercise. To learn how to then reunite with nature. I can see that this has had a huge impact on me being able to take my self back somewhat. Before I felt shitty inside and out Now I only feel shitty inside. Thats a huge step. But as talk of self confidence my activities has given me that. Or rather - through it I earned it. Step by step. Accomplishment by accomplishment. Also cause it has change how other people see me. I now have the rumour of being the sporty person. I know what is going inside of me. But to have this cover on the outside helps me. Then I can be shitty me, but still have a face I didnt have before outwards.
I can still remember as it was yesterday when this doomed on me. Realisation on how important it is.
I was at that time a real f*ck up. Had breakdown after breakdown after breakdowns. Could hardly bare another severe breakdown. It was a rainy day. I said to myself I cant do another destroy the apartment to destroy my self. So then I decided to do something else. Go for a long walk in the forest. The rain would cover my tears that would keep streaming down my face out of control. So I started to walk. And walked and walked. As I were to return after some time - Ive stopped crying. I didnt remember why I was crying. That was a realisation there is mend to the shit.
I still have to learn how to connect this with cognitive change of the interior do, but as of for now I have something that is valuable and that keeps me on my feets steady going.
And through this Ill add Ive also learned to see myself in the mirror without self loathing. Thats a huge relif. Most times that is. Even seing photos of my self aint so bad anmore.
 
I'm sure that I said this before but it always give me a reminder to take care of myself and continue to move on, even if day by day. I have to try and remember that the past is the past.

" Knowing that I require a lifetime of a higher level of self care."

I know that I will never forget. But I also know that I have more healing to do and probably always will. I have to keep reminding myself that "it was not my fault" and to always give myself credit that "I lived thru it." I also have to really try to love-yes, love-the person I see in the mirror.
 
@katz Self care is something I've always struggled with and still do. Your comment has really got me thinking about the effects of poor self care. The impact must be massive and could possibly be making everything harder to deal with.
 
Through seeing how the past made me what I am, how my life was a projection on the inward facing wall of the trauma cocoon and nothing else was visible. Seeing that I was not what I thought I was but only a constant re creation. Then very slowly, very very slowly, through that understanding, maybe, just a little I started to accept me.
 
For a long time I've spent alot of my time thinking about the past, the ways people have hurt me, wh...
I think I understand what your feeling. I have often wondered that same thing. I ask myself if I really need to continue digging. Sometimes it seems like I should just quit trying to remember my past. (remember the old phrase, if your trying to dig yourself out of a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging)

Then the other "inner" me screams and says that I can do anything I want! I hate it when people tell me that it is in the past, let it go. I often have to re-explain to my inner self that if I need to do this--that it is ok.

I tell myself that life continues and I'm doing ok. So, taking some extra time for the "little me, inside" is ok.

If you need to continue looking at the past, then that is your choice. It took a while for me, but I have learned to listen to myself more. If I need to get some more "self care" , then I will. I deserve it.

So do you.
 
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