Control is one of those coping tools that so many people use, including me, to deal with unresolved feelings from their childhood. According to Webster’s, to control is to adjust to a requirement; to regulate; to hold in restraint. Whether… Read More ›
Child sexual abuse
Unveiled Masks
“All falsehood is a mask; and however well made the mask may be, with a little attention we may always succeed in distinguishing it from the true face…” … Read More ›
Hope is Denial
As I was growing up in a home where I was physically, emotionally, and sexually abused, where the adults were addicted to substances such as alcohol or drugs, where chaos thrived, I lived in denial. Even when I knew in… Read More ›
Secrets and Lies
In my family, there is an unspoken rule that if the truth is not good enough, then lying is the best option. Of course, this made life more confusing and often led to embarrassment. I don’t really know when… Read More ›
Misery Is Optional
I have learned now that while those who speak about one’s miseries usually hurt, those who keep silence hurt more. … Read More ›
A Case of Apathy
Even extreme grief may ultimately vent itself in violence–but more generally takes the form of apathy. … Read More ›
Idle Reverie
That which is dreamed can never be lost, can never be undreamed. … Read More ›