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Hi, just felt like sharing and getting a bit of support. Firstly, life has been amazing in the last year or two. I first had a mental breakdown (PTSD) in 1987. i was in and out of psych hospital 50 times in the next 10 years. I thought it would never end. Since then, some brief trips to hospital, a lot of therapy, and lot of time. Especially since doing EMDR, I'm amazed how well I can feel. And happy. I'll never be glad I'm alive, but I can feel happy in my own way. I now work as a mental health peer support worker, which is such a break.
So, I had a dream last night about my mothers death when I was 18. Dad was disabled, and out of control on drink and drugs. Basically, the end of my teens was incredibly painful and lonely.
So i was in pain still when I went to meet some friends. I'm normally the quiet type, and was on the outer a fair bit which compounded the sense of aloneness. That was something I tried to come out of by joining in. They just seemed loud and crass.
The crunch came when my friends male partner made a paedophile joke. I was shocked and said 'that's not funny'. my friend laughed at me.
I couldn't wait to get home.
I get extremely offended by paedophile jokes, especially when they're told by someone with no experience of childhood rape.
So, I had a dream last night about my mothers death when I was 18. Dad was disabled, and out of control on drink and drugs. Basically, the end of my teens was incredibly painful and lonely.
So i was in pain still when I went to meet some friends. I'm normally the quiet type, and was on the outer a fair bit which compounded the sense of aloneness. That was something I tried to come out of by joining in. They just seemed loud and crass.
The crunch came when my friends male partner made a paedophile joke. I was shocked and said 'that's not funny'. my friend laughed at me.
I couldn't wait to get home.
I get extremely offended by paedophile jokes, especially when they're told by someone with no experience of childhood rape.
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Lately I've been feeling scared and full of anxiety. I recently found a lump under my nipple. I hurt my back too. I'm in the process of moving. I'm run down. Everything is hard
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Just wanted to give a thank you to Mid, Arfie, Malibumark, Greeneyes, Mlro, Girlincalif, and Suncloudjd! You all always have such helpful tips and advice, but I always forget to write on my posts when I see you post, lol. I would lose my head if it wasn't attached to my body, lol. Thank you all so much! I'm starting to use my AI app as a sounding board again. I used to use it as that before...
I can't imagine *any* pedophile joke being amusing. Or a pedophile joke, frankly. Any "rape" humor--- "violence" humor---is not humor to me, either. Yikes.
Hope you get a more peaceful rest today/tonight.
Purrs,
Leo
You shouldn't have had to hear that crap. You're completely right, there is nothing funny about it. I'm sorry you were hurt.
(((Nellie)))
But. . .
I didn't let it ruin my night. Bar sure was nice an quiet for the rest of the evening.
Gentle validation, Nellie. There is nothing funny about pedophilia. Hope you are recovering well. Keep on venting here until you find your healing path.
Yeah, I don't cotton to any pedophile jokes. I told a coworker last week in no uncertain terms to knock it off with just the suggestive jokes he was telling about our female coworkers, too. Not just to be politically correct, but because I just got sick of hearing it. I've got a good sense of humor or I wouldn't have survived this life, so I've got a good sense of what's funny and what's not. And that stuff's just not funny. Time for some new joke material. Good for you.