tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257056374166663396.post4275271160869979932..comments2024-01-06T10:54:23.028+00:00Comments on Get Out of Jail Free: Grief PlusAnneDroidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15381935612631976494noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257056374166663396.post-65231102078792946262012-05-02T12:54:12.956+01:002012-05-02T12:54:12.956+01:00Even those who've been clean for a while can f...Even those who've been clean for a while can find that their bereavement makes resisting <a href="http://www.bigboxsave.com.br" rel="nofollow">comprar direto da china</a> the temptation to look for a "fix" (fixes nothing, so I don't know why it's called that) to help get through.purchase exceed similarlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10791812021849641240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257056374166663396.post-76220357160411131612008-05-22T23:36:00.000+01:002008-05-22T23:36:00.000+01:00Anonymous, I'm moved by your post. Poor you. Wha...Anonymous, I'm moved by your post. Poor you. What a lot you've had to deal with. I'm so pleased to hear you at least have a therapist and some online friends to listen. That's great. I really hope you can go smoothly through your journey and reach the place of knowing that you can go forward into the future knowing yourself to be at peace. I'll pray for you and of course you're welcome to drop me an email.AnneDroidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15381935612631976494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257056374166663396.post-11160620426074764462008-05-21T07:19:00.000+01:002008-05-21T07:19:00.000+01:00I love your essay. Beautiful. I can personally rel...I love your essay. Beautiful. <BR/><BR/>I can personally relate because my three big 'issues' in life all involve disenfranchised grief. Nobody in my circle of friends, nor my family, wants to talk about this stuff. And so I have my therapist and a few places on-line where I can share my feelings. <BR/><BR/>In order of how adversely they have affected my life, and how difficult I'm finding it to grieve: <BR/><BR/>#3: 10 months of sexual abuse by grade 2 teacher<BR/><BR/>#2: Emotional neglect by my parents<BR/><BR/>#1: Male genital mutilation aka my circumcision - not only the loss of sexual sensation and function, but the fallout of PTSD, torture, etc.<BR/><BR/>I haven't had a word for why this work is so hard for me before. Now I do. <BR/><BR/>Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257056374166663396.post-36738907577420975632008-05-11T00:05:00.000+01:002008-05-11T00:05:00.000+01:00Thanks for reading, everyone, and for your comment...Thanks for reading, everyone, and for your comments. It's a big subject, and just because I've managed to write about it doesn't mean I always feel remotely equipped to deal with it. I don't at all. Some of the stories are so complex and the guys are so twisted in their thinking, and set in their ways, it would take a miracle to break through. Ahhhhh, of course...!AnneDroidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15381935612631976494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257056374166663396.post-34445712966585707432008-05-10T21:11:00.000+01:002008-05-10T21:11:00.000+01:00It's almost impossible to hold or manage your emot...It's almost impossible to hold or manage your emotions doubled up in a cell which, in itself, turns up volume, contrast and colour of everything you feel. Thank God there's someone like yourself with a bit of compassion and imagination around...Bishop Alan Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13879516755776951638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257056374166663396.post-32268814794214660382008-05-10T20:46:00.000+01:002008-05-10T20:46:00.000+01:00A thought provoking post Anne; I think I can grasp...A thought provoking post Anne; I think I can grasp the depth and complexity of the <BR/>the situation, but I am struggling to get past the 'complex grief' that many of the inmates will have caused to the family and loved ones they did harm too.<BR/><BR/>respect to youuphilldowndalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15426833972060254592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257056374166663396.post-42536055322304830632008-05-10T14:18:00.000+01:002008-05-10T14:18:00.000+01:00What a great post Anne - and at a time I'm remembe...What a great post Anne - and at a time I'm remembering some of my own grief. God has obviously called and equipped you for this hugely important area of ministry. Every blessing in it!<BR/><BR/>LorraineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257056374166663396.post-48205550883755461042008-05-10T12:10:00.000+01:002008-05-10T12:10:00.000+01:00Thank you Anne. This has really made me think!Thank you Anne. This has really made me think!Doorman-Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06407399232593479871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257056374166663396.post-58772984918247119142008-05-09T18:18:00.000+01:002008-05-09T18:18:00.000+01:00A very thought-provoking post, Anne.A very thought-provoking post, Anne.Holy Famoleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11433136596886251593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257056374166663396.post-19076857068177365602008-05-09T17:21:00.000+01:002008-05-09T17:21:00.000+01:00I know that not all prisoners are 'in' for being h...I know that not all prisoners are 'in' for being habitual criminals, but in view of lenient sentencing by Magistrates & Judges, most do seem to be. It is difficult to feel sorry for these, as we know pretty well for sure, that once out, they will offend again - to someone's cost.<BR/>Those imprisoned for a one-off serious offence, I can feel some sympathy for.<BR/>God bless those, like you, who can 'feel' for all. Afraid I fall far short of this standard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257056374166663396.post-19763409272576077042008-05-09T16:57:00.000+01:002008-05-09T16:57:00.000+01:00This is so profound. I wish more people understand...This is so profound. I wish more people understand the corrosive nature of repressed emotion. I've never thought about how prisoners often must bury their most human feelings, but it makes sense.<BR/><BR/>I also appreciate hearing about the concept of disenfranchised grief. I've experienced it, and I've written about characters going through it, but I didn't know the name.<BR/><BR/>I learn so much from your blog.Ruth Hull Chatlienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08797146501548509911noreply@blogger.com