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way back in the 70's it was a thing to "heal as an orphan" in cases such as mine where family was unable and/or unwilling to participate in the healing process. i held a "therapy funeral" for my birth family in august, 1977 to help me process acceptance of the fact that i was on my own. the psychotherapy surrounding that event included allot of grief counseling for the childhood i would never have, etcetera, etceteri.
fast forward half a century and **i** am on the other side of the estrangement divide. toxic mom, at your service, live and socially distant from the toxic people landfill. did you bring your tithing of blame and shame?
i've been surfing for strategies on finding peace with grief, etc., of **being** an estranged parent but i don't seem to find much evidence of activity from this side of the estrangement divide. mathematically speaking, there is at least one estranged parent for every adult child who has chosen estrangement. am i the only one who is hurt, dazed and confused by this rejection?
where have all the estranged parents gone?
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I haven't written in my diary on my computer since May because I thought that my computer was dying. I got away from writing but my computer is hanging in there. I think that I will start writing in it again. It's so therapeutic.
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First, I hope everyone is doing well, and continuing to fight that good fight! Keep up the great work on yourselves; I'm rooting for all of you!So, I started doing therapy at the beginning of the year, when I was in my most depressed state, but with my therapist, I made big changes and steps in the right direction. But, over a month ago, she couldn't take my insurance anymore, and I had to stop...
I don’t know how active it is or, or if it’s your cup of tea (or if you already know about it) but I’m pretty sure there’s a group on DS (I think the name is ‘Parents of estranged adult children community group’ or something that. I noticed that group because one of my friends on here is on there & sometimes if they comment on my posts then it comes up in the ‘posts recommended for you’ section or whatever.
.....No doubt I’m rambling at this point (the cafe has not kicked in yet, but I thought of that when I was just reading this post & wanted to tell you)
Sending support, hope & many prayers
Gentle hug <3
support and prayers sincerely appreciated.