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LiberalLoner

(10,856 posts)
Thu Feb 27, 2025, 09:48 PM Feb 27

I'm sorry. Thank you all for being kind. [View all]

My family of origin and some other people bullied me for a few years on-line.

Then shoved it in my face and laughed at me.

I know they’ve always been abusive and actually criminal, I think several of them are psychopaths and several others are addicts, so they have their own problems, and their way of feeling better is to tear me down, because I escaped the sick family system.

I’m struggling with trying to not let the judgement of the bullies, become my own judgement of myself.

I would never do to anyone, the cruel things they have done to me. Never, never, never.

My DH said tonight, when I told him I thought I was worthless and didn’t deserve to live, that the whole time he has known me, over 33 years, I have always gone out of my way to help others, give to others, sacrifice for others.

He said I’ve always worked hard at everything I have ever done, and I’ve succeeded at quite a few things I’ve set out to do. This in spite of several fairly severe illnesses including multiple sclerosis.

He pointed out how my bullies have been failures in their own lives, over and over.

And that I should not let those people pull me down into the mud with them just because that is what they want to do.

It’s so hard to overcome a childhood of being abused, and then having those same people join in to abuse you again as an adult. And laughing at you after the fact because you mistakenly let them hurt you again.

It’s hard to keep your head held high in the face of all of that.

Thank you all so much. I’m sorry for worrying people here or annoying people.

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I'm glad you are here. Keep on posting. FSogol Feb 27 #1
Thank you 💙 LiberalLoner Feb 28 #7
I love your husband cyclonefence Feb 27 #2
He is a wonderful man and I'm grateful I have him as my husband. 💙 LiberalLoner Feb 28 #8
Your dh sounds like a keeper, I doubt they would have someone unworthy for a mate❤️ questionseverything Feb 27 #3
Thank you 💙. He is definitely a keeper! LiberalLoner Feb 28 #9
You will never be able to change the past..it already is done, but you can have a better future by leaving it all behind Deuxcents Feb 27 #4
Thank you. 💙. My husband is wonderful, it's true. Leaving a lifetime of being bullied in the past is hard, I will LiberalLoner Feb 28 #10
Change every way these ghouls can contact you !!!! Live without them !!!! Karadeniz Feb 27 #5
Thank you! I have. 💙 LiberalLoner Feb 28 #11
No apologies needed at all, LL! summer_in_TX Feb 28 #6
Thank you 💙 LiberalLoner Feb 28 #12
My husband said last night, your family has always tried to destroy your happiness. Whatever LiberalLoner Feb 28 #13
How are you feeling today? MIButterfly Feb 28 #14
Thank you so much! I am feeling better today, which I'm very grateful for. 💙💙💙 LiberalLoner Feb 28 #15
Hope you're feeling better XanaDUer2 Feb 28 #16
Thank you 💙💙💙 LiberalLoner Mar 1 #19
Sounds like you're the family scapegoat. I hated that crap. Only have a relationship with one Clouds Passing Feb 28 #17
Thank you 💙💙💙 LiberalLoner Mar 1 #18
Light and Love. OldBaldy1701E Mar 2 #20
Thank you so much! 💙. Hope you are doing well! 💙💙💙 LiberalLoner Mar 2 #21
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