“This journey of uncovering,
discovering, and healing”
From
the outside looking in, my childhood was perfect. A mom, a dad, two kids, and a
three car garage. As a family, we ran a second generation business and took a
vacation at least once a year. I couldn’t even begin to count the number of
friends who envied my life.
My
mom was the golden standard for polishing the appearances to the world, and no
one ever really knew about her mental illness or my dad’s alcoholism. Being the
baby of the family, I got the hint pretty early on that everyone around me
couldn’t even take care of themselves—so that meant I needed to take care of
myself.
I
read something the other day that said, “Over independence is a trauma
response.” I get that in my bones. Throughout my whole life I’ve taken care of
others, and been overly independent, so that I didn’t have to really sit alone
and be with myself. I’m new to CoDA, and living in a rural area, my resources
are limited. However, I look forward to this journey of uncovering,
discovering, and healing parts of myself that have been wounded for a long
time.
Maurielle
P. - 10/10/2020
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