“As a child, I was emotionally abandoned if I cried or expressed
“negative” feelings. I learned that I wasn’t worthy of love and acceptance
unless I was happy. As an adult, whenever I felt sorry for myself, I rejected
myself the same way my parents had. I hated myself for exposing my “badness”
and “making” people walk away from me. I abandoned myself during the times when
I needed the most comfort. Healing those wounds allowed me to see that I’m
worthy of love even when I express my pain or talk about the awful things that
happened to me. No matter how anyone else responds to me, I have compassion for
myself.” ~Christina Enevoldsen
Painting by Elisabeth Slettnes
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