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Bereavement

samnsara

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5. its good that youre talking about it..here or in therapy

Reply to Duncanpup (Original post)

Sun Dec 22, 2024, 08:11 AM

Dec 22

..Im a retired Mental Health Counselor and men present depression differently than women do. Many times with men its anger, rage and alcohol..with women its kept inside.... Im not sure which is more unhealthy. Im sure your counselors talked to you about this as well.
Most my clients were victims of sexual abuse. If they were unable to face their abuser i would have them write a letter saying everything they wanted to say. Then we would burn it together.

Im so sorry youre going through this...it was so damned preventable.

(((hugs)))

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so real markie Dec 22 #1

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Awwww, Dunc... SheltieLover Dec 22 #3

Sending hugs Sun-Moon Dec 22 #4

its good that youre talking about it..here or in therapy samnsara Dec 22 #5

Oh, dunc mnhtnbb Dec 22 #6

Hugs too you Duncanpup Dec 22 #10

A big DU hug for you, LatteLady Dec 22 #7

So good that you found a therapist you are comfortable with. MLAA Dec 22 #8

Sending love to you. 💗💗💗 Hope22 Dec 22 #9

: onecaliberal Dec 22 #11

Hugs Duncanpup. Srkdqltr Dec 22 #12

You are so brave !!! Lots of people would have folded, but youre tackling this Karadeniz Dec 22 #13

Dyslexic and a brilliant writer cate94 Dec 22 #14

Duncanpup, you've got to let go of that anger. You will make yourself sick judesedit Dec 22 #15

Tell your hubs 1984 I'm harmony church infatry Drills are the finest NCO army has Duncanpup Dec 22 #16

Oh and I'd never take my golden retriever best son Dunc pup into Fayetteville nam 😉 Duncanpup Dec 22 #17

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