Dear anita,

It may indeed be about my mother…an old pattern which is going to keep repeating itself in various forms for God knows how long.

I really liked the suggestion implied from Peter’s reply though, that we should try to love those who hurt us, even if it means that the relationship needs to come to an end.

Do you have any other suggestions about the things I can do in order to deal with being hurt by others?  If you don’t mind answering: What do you do, how do you arrange your thoughts when sb has hurt you?

Mary