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I am glad that you are felling better today. Like you, I was sipping wine last night. My wife was a little miffed, because I finised the Marsala, and she was going to make chicken marsala for supper tonight. Fortunately, she had some red wine which she used as an ingredient in chicken parmisson and spagetti.

Even though I went to bed and was very sleepy, I couldn't sleep whild thinking about your story. About an hour later, I got up and wrote another post, but I had reached my 25 posts per day limit and it didn't go through.

At any rate, I am glad that you are in better spirits today.

hillary_step

Larc,

You note:

Even though I went to bed and was very sleepy, I couldn't sleep whild thinking about your story. About an hour later, I got up and wrote another post

Seems to me that you have developed a raging case of 'screen sickness'. I am quite sure I have caught it also, as when I walked into the kitchen this afternoon my wife gave me $90 thinking I was the gardener. I have decided to take action and limit my posts to one per day until Armageddon arrives, of course, then I will not need to worry at all, as I will be the garden.

Good evening and have some pleasent dreams -- HS

Stephanus

Thanks Billygoat and Tina.

Thanks Larc.

I don't know why that stuff came back to me so forcefully last night - it all happened years ago, but still hasn't lost its pain. Do we ever get over this crap?? It's certainly why I don't judge anyone on here who still suffers from JW stuff which happened years ago! I usually don't react that way when I've had a bottle of wine, either.

As for the chicken Marsala, my wife loves cooking that kind of thing, but she's the one more likely to drink the marsala before she gets a chance to cook with it! LOL Thanks for the laugh, Larc!

larc

Stephanus,

When my wife has a few drinks, which isn't that often, she gets mellow. One night recently, she got into crying jag with a "nobody loves me theme". I was really worried. However, the next day she was fine.

Hillory,

I did not get on the internet until last December. My wife and I are both hooked. Speaking of gardners, this is the first year that my wife and I have not put in a garden, because of our time on the net. We are making plans for this fall to put in some decorative plants. In fact, she just bought some which I am going to plant tomorrow, unless of course there are urgent matters to address here on the board. :-)

Quester

Stephanus,

Something I have tried and works for me when
I get stuck in a belief that makes me feel bad
is to start to look for all the evidence in my
day-to-day life that proves otherwise.

Write it down. Make a list.

We can remember and take note of all the positive
experiences just as easily as the negative ones.

Write down all the times where people have been
accepting of you and have shown by words and
actions that they like you.

For example, right here on this thread you have
evidence where people have shown that you are a
likeable person.

I have observed others on this forum with
similar feelings as you and they seem to gravitate
toward people who are negative and critical towards
them. And when I have offered acceptance and expressed
appreciation for them, it was ignored.

The fact is, acceptance and love is offered,
it is just not received.

Quester

somebody

Stephanus,

After what I said about you in joelbear's post "get a life"-10 things about you", you're makin me look bad,dude.

We all have our days though, and that doesn't exclude you. Sorry to hear that you're down.

wishing better days for you,
somebody

thinkers wife

Stephanus,
I am so sorry to hear that you were feeling blue!
I know that feeling. When I was in the org. a lot of things like the things you mentioned happened to me. It can really shred your self-esteem. And it takes many years to over come that.
It is kind of weird that you posted this. Yesterday I was driving down the road and a song came on the radio. It was a song by Kim Carnes. IMO, she sound a lot like Rod Stewart. Many years ago a couple (I called them one of the "Pretty People" moved into my cong.) I was thrilled, because my ex and I had been pretty much pioneering by ourselves, and that in itself was depressing. One day in FS that song came on the radio and the "Pretty People" were in the car. I said something about how talented Rod Stewart was "Pretty People's" wife caustically remarked that basically I was an idiot and that wasn't Rod Stewart. This happened probably ten years ago, driving down the road yesterday, all that anger and hurt I felt came rushing back. Even though I am so very happy now, and have plenty of friends who care about me genuinely.
I guess damage to our phsyke just takes a lot of time to heal!
Take care, my friend!!
TW

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