Posted by gabbix2 on April 29, 2003, at 17:34:26
In reply to I'm sorry, posted by kara lynne on April 29, 2003, at 14:16:57
My friend Peggy, a Native Indian woman who was adopted by a white family, was told to tell people she was "french" because some french people were as dark as she was.
She had a greatvway of describing her parents denial of the truth, which sounds as extreme as your parents. She said if the earth suddenly tilted, her mother would simply rearrange the furniture so she wouldn't have to acknowledge it.Its so difficult when you are ostensibly single in the support you are getting, so you don't have another 'family' to validate you and help you pull away from such negativity, its so dangerous. And with depression unfortunately self validation is such an iffy thing. I wish you could see yourself as the wise and witty person you appear here.
Try to take one step at a time right now, your physically weakened adjusting to the medication which in itself is trying, to say the least.
You don't "have" to think about your brother right now. you dont. You can shut him out.
Nothings going to happen if you do that.
Just try and get through the minutes right now and lean on us.
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