I can't forgive

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#1 Apr 29 - 3AM
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I can't forgive

I was brought up in an amazing Christian home, always full of people from church and such a loving place. My parents were great but really wrapped me in cotton wool and so when I stepped out into the real world at seventeen, it was a real shock to me that people weren't all lovely and I had a hard time adjusting to that. I think that's still the way I am really, I still am amazed when people are cruel, mean to others and are so so selfish. My counsellor told me that this is one of the reasons I was perfect for the narc. I rarely see the bad in people and still get walked all over, but believe me , I'm trying to change this every day now and some people are really not liking the new me. I say no to people a lot more now and only do what I want to do, and people I have known for years who I know used to take advantage of my nature , are really finding it hard. I actually don't care as much anymore . I know I am a good person and if they don't like me then so what??
Anyway this post was going to be about forgiveness and I've started rambling .....
The thing is that I was brought up to forgive , really forgive people for what they have done and generally I do but with him I can't. I just can't forgive what he did and said to me. It runs round my head all the time and I often stop in disbelief when memories suddenly come back to me. I can't forgive him at all and does that mean that I will never completely heal from this?? An I stuck in this horrible place forever or will I eventually let it go? I want to so much and I have been NC for months and yes, I have bad days but mostly I am happy with my boys and my friends.
I miss the man I met 5 years ago, I know he wasn't real but I miss him and I hate that I do.
This is all so unreal and unfair.
Feeling sorry for myself today. I need to stop this now , it's not doing me any good.
Hope everyone is doing ok this morning - sorry I sound like such a miserable pain in the bum today.

Apr 30 - 6PM
Movingforwardnow
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Don't beat yourself up for that.....

Apr 30 - 10AM
dudette
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then don't

Apr 29 - 10AM
janemarie
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I know that I will NEVER be

Apr 29 - 11AM (Reply to #10)
Janie53
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JM

Apr 29 - 9AM
Dee30
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I struggle with the same thing

Apr 29 - 9AM
c_jennings
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Forgiveness...

Apr 29 - 8AM
Sparrow
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Please don't beat yourself up

Apr 29 - 8AM
Janie53
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Healing slowly

Apr 29 - 9AM
Trainwreck56
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I was brought up Catholic

Apr 29 - 9AM (Reply to #3)
Janie53
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TW

Apr 29 - 1PM (Reply to #4)
Trainwreck56
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TX JANIE!

Apr 29 - 4AM
sweetpeasarah
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Hi hun