Your wound is your gift.

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My first poll; pls pardon mistakes

I never heard that quote before.

My wound is a gift from genetic and environmental factors that warped my mind.

Anxiety is a kind of hell.

as a heavily damaged person, i can totally say its not a f*****g gift (no offence claradoon). turning point in life, usually yes. question - turning where... i mean, the idea of a poll on itself is quite smart, and the options are well varied. but the original quote is kinda messed up in logics, imo. please note that i had no intention to upset u with this response (but i just had one of my wounds re-opened right now, so i might be too edgy, im sorry if it is so)

the poll doesnt look like it needs them anyways)))) cheers!

"Your wound is your gift" is a phrase taken to be an aphorism, but aphorisms don't capture the complexity of the real world. It can be used by anyone to banish any wounding from any wounder that they'd rather re-narrate or not acknowledge at all. It can help people come to terms with a trauma but it can also be wielded like a weapon by sociopaths who don't want to be distracted from their manifest destiny.

And in a world where a person is supposed to see a therapist for their issues instead of being supported by friends and family I'd say sociopathy is winning. Out of sight out of mind.

If there's one constant throughout human history it's that those on the path of manifest destiny with the power to do so will continuously create whatever narrative is necessary to support it. Complainers are a threat to that so they get them to swallow narratives too.

Free gift, no purchase required.

Contact Isabella at #1 800 Wounded.

hey isabella, hugs if u accept them

i have allready started a cyber rehab facility, i can roll with that. gifts like that is something i'd better not give out xddd

Okay, I can see two settings where you might hear something like that.

1. Spiritual or religious setting. It can be a stimulus to creativity in growing spiritually, to stop seeing oneself as a victim but rather find something positive that you can take from it, such as being more empathetic to others. That MAY be a valid use of the aphorism - if the learner chooses to accept it freely, and it's not shoved down their throat.

2. Therapy setting - I don't think that kind of remark has any place in therapy. It really feels like gaslighting, to me. So many people need therapeutic assistance in overcoming denial that they WERE wounded, that to make wounding sound like a blessing is really perverted.

Unfortunately, sometimes therapists drag a religious belief into their counseling, which makes me shudder. I'd stay away from that kind.

that is somewhat why i stay away from all the system. there are too many bad stories about how shrinks only harmed...

i totally agree. but i dont see any of them here, soooo