My dear friend Alison. She is tells me the honest to god truth no matter what and I tell her the same. When she was in the processes of leaving her husband I pretty much flat out told her my thoughts on it even though it may not have been the right moment. She told me,"Nicky you are the only that I would let tell me that without freaking out on you."
Myself - but I have a 'Tyrion Lannister' complex. I spin the truth gently for others, but for myself, it's an elephant gun at point blank range. I have no problems keeping myself real with the grotesqueness of my nature.
I still do not love myself enough to be especially kind to myself.
In addition, I also turn much of my frustration inward against myself in order to keep from picking at those closest to me. I like to pretend that this spares others, but that isn't quite the case. I tend to make them feel retroactively guilty. But I still like to think it's better than "Hulk SMASH!", ya know?
I had to really stop and think. I don't know if *anyone* in my life consistently tells me the truth. My daughter (I think) does, but I think she is it. :( Wow, I'm not sure that feels very good.
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Date: 2008-10-27 01:09 pm (UTC)She is tells me the honest to god truth no matter what and I tell her the same. When she was in the processes of leaving her husband I pretty much flat out told her my thoughts on it even though it may not have been the right moment. She told me,"Nicky you are the only that I would let tell me that without freaking out on you."
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Date: 2008-10-27 02:56 pm (UTC)I still do not love myself enough to be especially kind to myself.
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Date: 2008-10-27 07:30 pm (UTC)Yep, that's exactly how it works for me, too. If you think I'm blunt with others, you should hear the tongue whippings I give myself, lol.
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Date: 2008-10-27 04:37 pm (UTC)She's passed, and now my source of information is gone...however, she still hangs around me. Obviously I'm her favorite!
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Date: 2008-10-27 08:55 pm (UTC)She does this all the time.
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Date: 2008-10-27 09:27 pm (UTC)I know they will always tell me the truth no matter what and be there to help me pick up the pieces if need be.
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