Posted by PhoenixGirl on May 22, 2004, at 20:03:14
In reply to guilt and death » PhoenixGirl, posted by octopusprime on May 22, 2004, at 13:40:50
Thanks you guys. You guys are so nice and good. It's been really hard for me to trust therapists, since two that I've had were very bad. I think I should start writing or typing a diary, to help get poisons out of me.
((you guys))
> hi phoenixgirl,
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> i'm sorry that you feel so bad.
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> guilt is a "normal" reaction to the death of somebody that you were close to ... a horrible, gut-eating "normal" feeling.
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> it's not that you were selfish phoenixgirl - you did the best you could with the resources you had at the time. contact by email is great - when i get email, i feel respected and cared for. if it is a comfort to me, i'm sure it is a comfort to others (like sar).
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> we can't change the past. we can't undo what has been done. if you have a t, can you share your feelings with him/her? i think talking through your feelings will help you come to accept what is, in time.
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> ((phoenixgirl))
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