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Two words , go fishing. A looong way away , in places I refer to as 'Gondwanaland' - i.e. boonies. That will relax you and help you place things into perspective. Then again , it might not , as different persons respond differently to different stimuli. Good luck in your travels , as well as life.
Sometimes those types of hard ships growing up causes us to constantly seek validation from others. The problem is they are not the ones who owe us that validation. When we don't get validation and affection growing up from a parent we also don't get to give it back. It can be confusing not to know if we are in need of being validated or in need of giving it to some one.
Profound hearing loss. I can hear somewhat with hearing aids
Well that's interesting. I know a gal at work that has that same disability. She is constantly seeking drama of the worst kind, and then smacks herself in the head every time she realizes she made yet another bad decision.
Hearing loss/deafness have nothing to do with being a dramaqueen. I know some very well-adjusted happy deaf people - and I include myself in the last category.
About 7 years ago, my hearing loss progressed to where it is considered I am deaf. I have hearing aids and can function with hearies. Because my loss was progressive and didn't begin until I was a young adult (early 20s), I never had the opportunity to learn ASL. It is my first priority when we move.
As a deaf/HoH person who HATES drama and has little to none in my life, I find it totally unacceptable and reprehensible to connect the two. There are many hearies who are drama queens.
And the fact that your Father was emotionally unavailable explains your man issues now. You seek that man figure in your life and let yourself get used, abused, walked on etc for the sake of trying to find something that isn't there in a healthy way. Have respect for yourself and others will too.
Katie i am very happy to hear that you made some realizations about yourself. Now that you know you can finally take steps to solve the root of the problem rather then just the symptoms. Your mother is probably a bad influence so minimal contact with her.
You and me both, her thread topics were so sad
Katie, recognizing something is half the battle - now you can do something about it! Best of luck in finding a healing environment
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