Carbface Jeffers Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 I'm a 47 year old woman, self employed, married to a good guy 16 years, no kids, lots of pets (dogs and bunnies). Live in a small, college town in fly over country aka the great midwest. I'm not sure what all I need to put here and I tend to over-explain. Feel free to TL;DR me when I need it. Chaotic, boundary-less childhood. Violent, distant father permanently out of my life when I turned 12. Mom who is/was half Mildred Pierce, half fictional figure I can't think of. Name a fictional character that screamed and sobbed, 'BUT I LOVE HIM! OH GOD, I WISH I WAS DEAD! IF ONLY I HAD THE COURAGE TO DIE!' when her two small kids tried to reason w/her that we needed to leave, pack up the car and escape, get away from our unpredictable, dangerous dad? One sibling, a brother, 4 years older, we were never that close. Then he divorced in 2003 and we got too close. I became his lifeline, I handled that well at first, w/mixed results as the year went on, after a year I burnt out and relationship imploded in small and large ways. I mention this because my brother's observations on what an angry person I've become and the guilt I felt at wishing he'd just go away, find a hobby or new relationship, stop calling and leaning so much led me back into therapy for the 3rd time in my life. 3rd time has not been the charm. What else do I need to say here before I ask some questions? I've usually had a sturdy inner gauge of healthy, unhealthy, appropriate, inappropriate, rational, irrational, too much or too little disclosure but my gauge is either on the fritz or I pooped it out in a fit of anxiety diarrhea. So I'm nervous about being new, being whiny, being needy, being annoying, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpuppy Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Welcome. Your avatar is freaking me out. Hope you like it here.I've enjoyed it thus far. Good folks, and what not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepster Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 I think you've shared enough. Any thread/topic is ready for you to jump right in! Welcome to CB. Deepster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlewing Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Hey, A little late to the welcome party, but welcome to CB - so should I just call you Carbface? Or do you want the full title? Maybe I should change my name to carbface after the weekend I've just had stuffing as many carbs into my face as I could LOL! CB is a great place for support and just chatting to well-informed, lovely people, you're sure to like it. Jump on in! LW x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anelize Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Welcome to the boards~! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tryp Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Hey there, Welcome to CB Intro threads are for saying as much or as little as you like - I never made one, myself, but I sort of wish I had. I've usually had a sturdy inner gauge of healthy, unhealthy, appropriate, inappropriate, rational, irrational, too much or too little disclosure but my gauge is either on the fritz or I pooped it out in a fit of anxiety diarrhea. So I'm nervous about being new, being whiny, being needy, being annoying, etc. Believe me when I say that it is VERY hard to be too whiny/needy around here. Just jump right in, say what you need to say, and you should be just fine. People here are very nice and we are all glad to listen and try to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olga Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Whiny??? Needy???? That's NOT allowed! heh Hey, this is the loony bin, honey---you can pretty much say whatever you want. We recommend the blog section for detailed whining. You can talk about your crappy day and read about other people's crappy days and we'll be sympathetic to you if you say nice things to us. There's also the chat room, where we all whine in real time. Please read the rules when you get a chance. They aren't complicated and you'll get a feel for how we operate. And don't be afraid to PM a mod with your questions. We were all new once. olga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluelikejazz Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 We recommend the blog section for detailed whining. You can talk about your crappy day and read about other people's crappy days and we'll be sympathetic to you if you say nice things to us. There's also the chat room, where we all whine in real time. haha indeed. Welcome. Hope you like it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyzr Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Welcome! In my experience, the people here are fantastic. No need to worry about being whiny, etc. We all need a place to vent, etc. I hope you find as much support here as I have. See ya around! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkendHour Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Welcome!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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