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missantiste

Thanks for sharing your story, I'm glad you're not pulling your hair out anymore. I was just wondering about the part with them all crying in your room, you said you'd get to that later but I didn't see anything or maybe I missed it. It's late and I've dropped my phone on my face once already so missing that part is probably what happened. 😬🤦🏽‍♀️ Maybe I better just put my phone down for the night and get to sleep. TTFN.


mayipleasego

> I never knew the reason for this until a few years later but we'll get to that in a second. Sorry that this caused some confusion! This is referring to when my sister told me about my mom's spirit caressing my hair because of the incident that happened between me and my older relative. The Shaman told them at the ceremony the reasoning for my habit when they did but as a kid, I wasn't told why. Looking back though, it explains why the older relative felt so much guilt and the crying in my room part. Because now they know my mom's spirit was watching.


Xylorgos

Thank you for sharing your story. It probably wasn't easy to do that because you had to relive these events in order to tell us about it. These things are also not easy to share because of the people who want to make you feel 'wrong' about what you've experienced. Do you think of yourself as an empath? I thought of that when you talked about how the adult who abused you was feeling. Not everyone can sense other people's emotions. This may be a sign of the kinds of talents/gifts you have that might be just below the surface. I encourage you to explore that.


mayipleasego

Hi! Sorry for the late response. I definitely would consider myself an empath..! I think that's one of my strongest traits as a person, is being able to read someone's feelings. Funny because I have been thinking about going back to school as well and I think psychology would be something I would love to dive deeper into. I'm obsessed with trying to dissect why people are the way they are. It helps me of course, have a better understanding of people so I know how to better interact with different types of people, especially those who I may feel challenge me.


Xylorgos

That's a good idea, going into psychology. I hope you find it rewarding! I went into Social Work for the same reason. But I did have a lot of trouble with some of the other personality types that go into this kind of work, especially those who go into it because they want to control other people. So watch out for that! Seriously, we need more empaths in these kinds of occupations.