Dear 'thief in the night':
There are times where I don't think about you ever and then there are days when I just can't stop thinking about what you did to me! It's unfair that you are able to have this power of me after so long. There are certain times when I'm triggered and can't explain this to anyway. I feel alone and isolated because of this experience. I am trying to forgive but it seems that every step I take forward, I end up taking 7 more backwards. I hope that one day I can regain that love for myself that you stole away from me. I just want you to know that unfortunately you're not forgotten!
I have always had difficulty standing up for myself or voicing my voice as the young folks say. Speaking my mind and expressing my thoughts and ideas terrifies me. I'm not confident in my opinions and often worry that I'm wrong. These thoughts are only heightened by my ever present anxiety. I'm constantly overthinking and concerned that no one wants to hear what I have to say. To me, my thoughts don't matter to anyone other than myself. My voice often shakes and gets quiet when I'm trying to express myself. I am either worried that my opinions will harm/offend or will go unnoticed. There are several moments over the course of my life where I regret not speaking up or saying something that was on my mind. There is a constant internal struggle that happens every time I faced with a moment to express myself. More often than not, I end up silencing myself. Which I can openly admit has done nothing for me. All I ended up with was a nagging regret that I should have sa...

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