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Three things most people don't know about me -

ShariB
ShariB
Just feeling chatty and I like to read odd things about other people. Don't be shy now people..step right up and share! LOL

I'll go first -

1.) My birth mother was shipped off to Germany when she was pregnant with me and I was put up for adoption at birth because my impending arrival would have been a tremendous blow to my birth familys social/political status.

2.) My dad (the one that raised me) was a Dr., but was also involved in the adult entertainment industry. He was a director/producer. He was murdered in California a little more than 10 years ago.

3.) My mother is a shrink.

Don't leave me hangin' here people. :D
deleted_user
deleted_user
I think you may have some issues around feeling abandoned, betrayed, and neglected. I hope you have a therapist. I imagine there is a whole lot of anger at society, your parents, and about the exploitation of women. I'm upset for you. That's an awful lot of stuff for a little baby to have to start life with. So how long have you had therapy (I'll have to check your page again :) )I myself have had years--helps tremendously. Do you trust therapists? I don't know how you feel about them since your mom is in that field. I hope her skills were helpful to you as a child. Life is just too complicated and you started with a few extra complications.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Hey Shari--I read the other comments--isn't it interesting I commented on what you wrote and everyone else got it and shared. Hmmmm...I guess I am still hesitant to share. I'll work on that.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Let's see... things that I never ever tell anyone would be:

1) I was raped when I was 15.

2) I have trichotillomania and pull out my eyelashes and eyebrow hair.

3) I am bulimic and binge/purge on a daily basis.

4) I'm so afraid of death that many times my fear impedes my ability to enjoy life.

5) I'm extremely afraid of the dark and every year on the day after Christmas I go to CVS and buy up all their strings of lights for really cheap. I keep a string of 100 that goes around the border of the window in my living room which is right off my bedroom and those lights go on as soon as the sun sets and stay on till it rises again in the morning. It lights up my room enough to not be dark but not so bright I stay awake and I can see what's going on in the living room. I'm terrified of intruders.

If you worked with me or knew me in real life, you'd think I was one of the funnest, normalest, sanest people you ever met... which brings me to item #6) I'm a phenomonal actress =)