Posted by Nathan_Arizona on July 19, 2007, at 16:02:12
In reply to Re: feeling weird » Nathan_Arizona, posted by slugdoo on July 19, 2007, at 11:52:43
Well, I KNOW you are a much better mom than yours. You can take a lot of pride in the fact that the cycle of abuse stopped with YOU! You have no idea how amazing that is and how it speaks directly to your intelligence and spirit.
You will stop being mad when you are ready to stop being mad and for me it was a very gradual process.
During my recovery, there was a lot of "looking back" that I had to do and I spent a lot of time in my childhood - although I was clearly an adult.
Eventually though, I started "looking around" at the present and ultimately "looking forward" to the future and when I started doing that, being mad about the past seemed less important to being happy in the present.
You'll stop being mad when you're ready.
NA
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