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Posted by muffled on February 15, 2006, at 12:24:42
inside? And if so, what do you do to make it go away?
Does anybody know?
Muffled
Posted by James K on February 15, 2006, at 14:04:00
In reply to Question, does anybody else have something evil, posted by muffled on February 15, 2006, at 12:24:42
I guess everyone's is different, but yeah I got it. Until I find a why to do something about it, I have to keep myself in control situations. I can't be too drunk. I can't let someone be attacking to me. I should go to bed at night. I can't think too much, or remember. I should have fun.
Cause I haven't figured out what to do with all the bad ideas yet, and I can't tell they are bad ideas until after. But I'm not evil, and I doubt you are. Any of you. The line between a good idea and a bad idea gets lost.
So I try to keep the inside contained. I can only stop it before, once I'm different, it can be too hard to come back. I breathe. I let my friends touch me and say "Hey". I'm going to go get some help. I've talked about that. Maybe after I would have better ideas.
Be nice to yourself.
James K
Posted by sabrina0805 on February 15, 2006, at 14:51:46
In reply to Re: Question, does anybody else have something evil » muffled, posted by James K on February 15, 2006, at 14:04:00
Muffled - good wishes and strength to you.
James - you are very special. You have a great deal of empathy and understanding.
Sabrina
Posted by fairywings on February 15, 2006, at 15:34:45
In reply to Question, does anybody else have something evil, posted by muffled on February 15, 2006, at 12:24:42
((muffy))
is it poss. it's not evil, but just really hurting you? No good effective tools, needs retraining? There just doesn't seem to be anything evil about you muffy.
fw
Posted by LegWarmers on February 15, 2006, at 15:50:17
In reply to Question, does anybody else have something evil, posted by muffled on February 15, 2006, at 12:24:42
> inside? And if so, what do you do to make it go away?
> Does anybody know?
> MuffledI don't think you have something evil inside you. Maybe you have things that are brewing inside and need to be let out and they are coming out in the frm of bad feelings inside....but not evil. As hard as it is, I think talking about what it is 'inside' that is bothering you... is the best way.
Posted by Daisym on February 15, 2006, at 17:42:54
In reply to Question, does anybody else have something evil, posted by muffled on February 15, 2006, at 12:24:42
My first reaction was "yes. I can't make it go away but I hide it well."
My second reaction was, "how sad that we share this belief about ourselves."
I think when bad things happen and trust is broken we often wonder if there isn't something inherently evil about our core selves. I always point to the common denominator in the equation -- and that woud be me. So how can I not believe, at least a tiny bit, that I'm not bad or evil or attracting bad and evil things? Do your thoughts wonder down this path too?
I don't know how to get rid of it. I think we have to try to believe that everything doesn't boil down to being our fault and to forgive ourselves as much as we can about whatever we deem our part in hurtful situations.
What helps me most is to look at little girls who are 4 or 8 or 12 and ask myself if I think they are evil. Can I see evil working through them? Since the answer is no, I can then tell myself that I was little. Very little. So the evil that was put in must be little too. And I can control little.
Take care.
Posted by poet on February 15, 2006, at 18:52:59
In reply to Question, does anybody else have something evil, posted by muffled on February 15, 2006, at 12:24:42
Hi Muffled,
A psychic told me that my spirt has been taken in bondage by a negative force. I keep telling my T that maybe the psychic was right. My T says that the only evil thing inside me are my negative thoughts about myself.
So I guess to answer your question. I have something evil in me- in my head. How to get rid of the negative thoughts? Lately I'd say therapy is not the answer, so sorry, I am stuck in negativity mode these days.
Poet
Posted by fallsfall on February 15, 2006, at 20:03:03
In reply to Question, does anybody else have something evil, posted by muffled on February 15, 2006, at 12:24:42
Yes. I called it "It". I wrote two poems about It. I'll send them to you in Babblemail.
Therapy (and this was with my old CBT therapist) helped me to be able to get a handle on It so that I could "talk" about it - well at least I could write poetry about it (and I am NOT a poet). When I could talk about it, it lost a lot of its power. I didn't feel evil like I used to.
I still will feel empty or not good enough, but not as "evil" as I used to. I still think that I do "bad" things, but not as often as I used to.
I think that the process is to bring into your consciousness what the evil is. What is it like? Can you develop metaphors about it? Can you draw it? or sculpt it? Try some ways of expressing yourself that you would normally say "I don't know how to do that". What you need to "say" probably won't come out in nice neat sentances.
I agree with the others - you have no evil in you. But I know what it feels like to feel evil.
Posted by sleepygirl on February 15, 2006, at 22:32:48
In reply to Question, does anybody else have something evil, posted by muffled on February 15, 2006, at 12:24:42
evil has no rightful place within you muffly
I hope it lets you find comfort soon
Posted by B2chica on February 16, 2006, at 9:42:13
In reply to Question, does anybody else have something evil, posted by muffled on February 15, 2006, at 12:24:42
> inside? And if so, what do you do to make it go away?
> Does anybody know?
> Muffledmy first response is 'yes' and my answer is 'drugs'(neuroliptics not illegal).
but i don't think that's the truth. i think we have the capability of acting evil but not 'being' evil. i often think i bring out the worst in people, but that's ok, cuz i take that 'bad' and i can control it.
my second response was the thoughts of afterlife and beauty take me to a better place. like when i look at a setting sun and the neverending sky with amazing colors for as far as i can see. i figure if i can really 'see' that and appreciated it the way i do, the way it makes me feel then i can't be inheritly evil.
my third and last thought on this is that you can have bad inside you but you can make the 'bad' into a strenth. transform the negative energy into something else.
i know you can do this. you've been doing it, maybe you just don't know how or when or how you're doing it...but you are.peace muff
b2c.
Posted by muffled on February 16, 2006, at 13:41:03
In reply to Re: Question, does anybody else have something evi » muffled, posted by B2chica on February 16, 2006, at 9:42:13
Posted by happyflower on February 17, 2006, at 17:59:54
In reply to Thanks so much guys. Hey mebbe I gonna be OK! (nm), posted by muffled on February 16, 2006, at 13:41:03
There is nothing evil inside of you, you are way too sweet. (now my mother is another story and you aren't anything like her)
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