INVISIBLE WOUNDS and The Power of Words.
I have a sad but true story about somebody who thought his feelings weren't valid or acceptable. At 3am one morning a man turned up at his home in a taxi. His wife didn’t expect him, surely somebod...
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it's interesting, isn't it? How to say "I don't like that" or "I disagree with this" without causing offence. How to express your own vulnerability or strength without feeling either demeaned or boastful.
I think one thing we need to recognize is that online environments--with their immediacy, anonymity and wide reach--are a very new form of communication. At no time during the history of mankind has it been possible to become so involved with, and connected to, people we don't know. Anyone who has ever tried online dating can tell you that people are not always who, or what, they seem to be and that the best way to sort that out is to meet them personally before you become too invested in what they have to say. That is not always possible.
I do think that an environment where like can meet like is probably helpful. Probably. Knowing you are not alone can be a double edged sword.
I'm sorry to hear of your fathers story. It is a great shame on our society that those circumstances arose. So much hurt and harm, I'm not sure that things are getting any better. Mxxx