I have always known that I have never been good at accepting praise, that I have always felt unworthy and feel it is unjustified.
This is something for years I have questioned in me and needed to know why this was the case and to understand it.
By talking to someone that doesn’t know me in the vanilla world has hepled me put nearly all the pieces together.
One of the things I said was I knew I was never doubted by my family that has never been the case, it has always been people outside of my family that has made me feel that way.
The pieces have just dropped into place, I was fine until 12 very contented and happy, then I was bullied at school by a large group of girls at one stage had around 30 kicking and punching me, because I didn’t want to join inclusive groups but to have my own views and not that of others enforced upon me. This then lead me to always wonder why, why would people show such hatred to want to hurt me. This has lead me on a mission for years to try to understand others thoughts and reasoning behind such behaviour.
I forgave the bullies years ago, I have since learnt that it must have been their insecurities that lead them to be that way.
But I then didn’t like school it wasn’t a place I felt safe and secure at 16 I had another blow when my form teacher just before I left school said to me “All you are fit for is clearing up others rubbish.
So this then lead me believe I was stupid uneducated and worthless.
I suppose in a way I knew that wasn’t true but I have never felt able to leave those words behind and move on, but have always felt a battle to prove my worth.
I have not written this to ask for pity or praise, I guess I am writing it as a way of understanding it all.
I have done many threads in this forum and until I wrote here, I never had the confidence to write anything.
So all those that have put up with my ramblings over the time, I would like to say Thanks it was part of me finding myself and having the confidence within to realise in someway I might not be as thick as that teacher thought I was.
A lot of you here have helped in so many ways if only you knew how much.