Dear Ben:

I read your two posts on the other thread and your original post here. Your writing has a nice poetic touch to it, and it makes reading your writing pleasant, although the topic is pain. You are welcome to use this online community so to express yourself and to hopefully receive the message from members that your feelings are indeed “valid and real”.

I was wondering, you wrote: “If my pain were stored in a container, you could say that my container has been 95% full since I was just a kid”, meaning that you have been in great pain since you were a child. Earlier, you wrote: “I am not myself anymore“- suggesting that you were yourself before. I am wondering what you mean by being-yourself and when were you, yourself?

If you prefer to just share and receive feedback on what you share, without being asked questions, please state so and feel comfortable to not answer the question I asked.

anita