Do you see yourself as damaged?

[TickTockMan]

At all, in any way?

 

[HoodedRat]

No; I repaired myself.

 

[Charon]

Nope.

 

[pornoboy]

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[NotHardUp1]

Very much.

Horrific childhood. Mother who was abusive.

Life has been good enough after all, but in spite of the scars.

 

[unloadonme]

Very much.

Horrific childhood. Mother who was abusive.

“They fuck you up, your mum and dad.
They may not mean to, but they do.
They fill you with the faults they had
And add some extra, just for you."

This be the Verse, Philip Larkin

 

[aaggii]

Beyond repair.

 

[belamyi]

 

[LeicsDom]

My mother made me a homosexual
I'm sure if you give her the wool she will make you one too

 

[eddielee]

Yes, but through it all I am strong.

 

[me203]

I feel like I'm so damaged that if I were a car the insurance company would consider me a total loss...

One reason I figure I'll be single for the duration: I take a serious look at myself, and figure what healthy guy would want to get involved?

 

[cabinfever]

At one time - yes. I processed it though and came to terms with it long ago and I discovered most of my greatest strengths today came from the "damage".

 

[Rickrock]

No, I don't see myself as damaged. Of course it is possible that I am and just don't see it.

 

[johaninsc]

Hard to go through life without sustaining some kind of damage

Nothing more than battle scars; adapt and continue on my merry way

 

[unloadonme]

Hard to go through life without sustaining some kind of damage

Nothing more than battle scars; adapt and continue on my merry way

Pretty much this. I've had broken bones, hurt feelings and all the usual things that life throws at you, but I'm still here and still in one piece.

 

[rareboy]

Yes and I know exactly how the damage was done. So then can deal with moving beyond it.

 

[Peloso]

So we're all damaged here.

I prefer to call it compromised. Playing the victim can become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

 

[rareboy]

I also subscribe to the adage that the cracks and breaks are where the light gets in.

 

[TickTockMan]

I also subscribe to the adage that the cracks and breaks are where the light gets in.

I like that.


It is like the Japanese fixing things with gold to make it new again.

 

[NotHardUp1]

I guess it depends on how much pressure you are under.

A submarine crew sees cracks and breaks very differently than someone on the surface.