i am the only one who has had a painful childhood?
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My childhood was mostly not painful, so the answer to your OP question would be, No. I thank God for keeping me from pain at that time. My real pain began later on in life, but Jesus was there to bring me through it. Give God the glory!
Ronald Nolette
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All suffered a measure of pain in their childhood. Some ore than others. But if you know Jesus- it is pastr time to look behind and to look forward.
If me the pain began in teens. If that is also considered part of childhood, then, Yes.
Wrangler
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RLT63
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What is he asking? I just see " Can you say me it?"
If it's about childhood pain, mine was being picked on and bullied.
When I went into the 7th grade it was full blown assault.
Nothing stopped it until I learned how to fight back.
Hey Holy,
You're not the only one.
Be happy you know about Jesus and His love for you.
Many have been through a painful childhood and young adult life.
Wrangler
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I don’t know, brother. Was hoping you might know.
For me, I think of the adage of taking candy away from a baby. It means it is easy to do. However, from the baby’s perspective, there is pain due to having no capacity to cope.
As you get older, far worse things happen but you are much more able to cope.
Some are never able to cope.
You seemed really smart to me.
Are you???
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RLT63
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Yes we have the ability to put things in context or perspective that we lack when we are young and inexperienced. Everything seems like the end of the world when we are young
@Holy999 (weird monika!)
If you are talking about childhood trauma, or complex post traumatic stress disorder, I would not ask on a Christian forum like this, otherwise you get stupid misinformed responses like, trust in Jesus, forget the past, just think of the future, all of which ignore the very real damage that was done to the brain, and needs healing just like a broken arm does, and which indeed can be healed through various programes.
It is best to go to a forum such as 'out of the storm', where you will get appropriate help.
If you are talking about childhood trauma, or complex post traumatic stress disorder, I would not ask on a Christian forum like this, otherwise you get stupid misinformed responses like, trust in Jesus, forget the past, just think of the future, all of which ignore the very real damage that was done to the brain, and needs healing just like a broken arm does, and which indeed can be healed through various programes.
It is best to go to a forum such as 'out of the storm', where you will get appropriate help.
I sure hope you don't mean my post no.7.
I've known Holy for many years and my reply to him is appropriate for him.
I'd give you a different reply; however, in any case it's always better and helpful to know our Lord. It is NOT the answer for everything.
Same; I was picked on and harassed throughout my school years. One of my bullies was way smaller than me. I was always taller than average, but I was the shy, quiet type, so I never fought back. I remember once he ran away from home, so he must not have had a good home life and took it out on me since I was an easy target. I wish I would have stood up for myself. I'm convinced all that bullying affected me for years afterwards with low self esteem\confidence and anxiety issues.
He is saying do you agree or empathize with me.
Being Swedish, English is not his language.
Back in elementary school were hard years, lots of school conflicts and fights. Kids can be very mean to each other.
Home life was mostly peaceful, but in later years there was stress between siblings.
Middle school a little better.
High school was not great but not bad. By then, people have their own friend's and one of my brother's groups were pretty violent.
I wanted nothing to do with him, so avoided him as much as I could. I was glad to get away to university and also sad to leave home.
My best school days were at university, after my freshman year which was awful. Dorm life was only hedonistic wild drinking, crazy talk, sex with girls in dorm rooms for many and I did not join in which meant I was on the outside, like different and you know what happens then. That would be 1978.
Sophomore year I picked a roommate but all he did was smoke marijuana and one day I found him cracking rocks to make flint stone tools on the dorm floor stoned out of his mind. I tried to avoid dorm life as much as possible.
I noticed Christian groups on campus and eventually palled around with some of them, but some were awful judgmental and controlling personalities, like heresy hunters. You always have to be careful as a man is known by his friends. And friends can get you into lots of trouble.
Met my wife at university and got married in my senior year and we had our own off campus apartment and things were great.
Still married today.
Home life was mostly peaceful, but in later years there was stress between siblings.
Middle school a little better.
High school was not great but not bad. By then, people have their own friend's and one of my brother's groups were pretty violent.
I wanted nothing to do with him, so avoided him as much as I could. I was glad to get away to university and also sad to leave home.
My best school days were at university, after my freshman year which was awful. Dorm life was only hedonistic wild drinking, crazy talk, sex with girls in dorm rooms for many and I did not join in which meant I was on the outside, like different and you know what happens then. That would be 1978.
Sophomore year I picked a roommate but all he did was smoke marijuana and one day I found him cracking rocks to make flint stone tools on the dorm floor stoned out of his mind. I tried to avoid dorm life as much as possible.
I noticed Christian groups on campus and eventually palled around with some of them, but some were awful judgmental and controlling personalities, like heresy hunters. You always have to be careful as a man is known by his friends. And friends can get you into lots of trouble.
Met my wife at university and got married in my senior year and we had our own off campus apartment and things were great.
Still married today.
What is appropriate is advice regarding where help can be found for extreme abuse.
RLT63
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