tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312077720769052623.post3345137502994850766..comments2023-05-04T07:17:37.354-07:00Comments on +Conversations in Time.: Frayed+PHchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02762214219868255330noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312077720769052623.post-57045059268293292802008-01-03T03:29:00.000-08:002008-01-03T03:29:00.000-08:00I have just begun reading your blog over the past ...I have just begun reading your blog over the past couple days and wanted to send you a hug and heartfelt wishes for a stronger '08.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312077720769052623.post-25047984253432396782008-01-02T22:23:00.000-08:002008-01-02T22:23:00.000-08:00Thank you.Thank you.+PHchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02762214219868255330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312077720769052623.post-58779409492994077372008-01-02T22:02:00.000-08:002008-01-02T22:02:00.000-08:00Happy new year.I don't know what to say but, I sin...Happy new year.<BR/><BR/>I don't know what to say but, I sincerely wish the best for you.zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00246310892766654553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312077720769052623.post-3296107596096501122008-01-02T13:55:00.000-08:002008-01-02T13:55:00.000-08:00I'm glad you had the whenwithal to quit trying, an...I'm glad you had the whenwithal to quit trying, and the grace to look ahead to what the feelings would be. In AA they tell a person verging on relapse to "think beyond the drink." I think you did that, when you were able to stop attempting to cut your braid. I am thinking of you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312077720769052623.post-89723139839292046942008-01-02T13:13:00.000-08:002008-01-02T13:13:00.000-08:00just wanted to let you know that i am thinking of ...just wanted to let you know that i am thinking of you. i can understand how the cutting was a release and for wanting something tangible to hold. you are going to survive this.Synchronicityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07631238942909923311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312077720769052623.post-69424928145263943122008-01-02T12:26:00.000-08:002008-01-02T12:26:00.000-08:00Cutting hair is a good symbolic way of letting thi...Cutting hair is a good symbolic way of letting things go.whimsical brainpanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13158339502955458999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312077720769052623.post-89252820812920851142008-01-02T12:22:00.000-08:002008-01-02T12:22:00.000-08:00I just wanted to wish you a happy new year.I just wanted to wish you a happy new year.Polar Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042280087446534146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312077720769052623.post-32111463860599194342008-01-02T07:27:00.000-08:002008-01-02T07:27:00.000-08:00I hope your hair has survived and your sense of wh...I hope your hair has survived and your sense of whenwithal, which is a great word, surfaced in time. I hope George will be able to help you get calmer when you see him.<BR/>LoveAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289100340217391886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312077720769052623.post-70085613167701397602008-01-02T01:34:00.000-08:002008-01-02T01:34:00.000-08:00Austin,"Foresight" is the word I couldn't find/rem...Austin,<BR/>"Foresight" is the word I couldn't find/remember when I said"whenwithal!" I kept trying to find that word. Yes I don't usually have that in those states - definitely anxiety and fear. The magazine itself won't come out till Spring, but some anxiety will be relieved when the work deadlines on it will be past. Then it's out of my hands. Then just powerlessness, and hope about what they'll do with it, but I really want what I had to say in it to be heard.<BR/><BR/>Kind of like my "friend" being HIV tested. It's totally out of my hands what will happen and how. And then I will be told.<BR/><BR/>Cutting hair like that is about guilt too. Cutting myself is about wanting to see something heal, but cutting off hair is about cutting off something about me or something I've done.<BR/><BR/>This is more about cutting off something about me, the mental and physical problems that I feel like keep me from living a life that I feel like I should be able to live.<BR/><BR/>And when I feel what it is that I'm left out of, those things hurt too much. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for really reading into what I try to say.<BR/><BR/>Have a good night.<BR/><BR/>+PHc+PHchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02762214219868255330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312077720769052623.post-63536066138212570272008-01-02T00:18:00.000-08:002008-01-02T00:18:00.000-08:00The times I cut my hair were times when I felt ver...The times I cut my hair were times when I felt very powerless and afraid. I cut it to shock myself back to a more powerful state. I cut it to look like a boy and make myself look like less of a target to those who might be looking for a female target. Usually when I did it it was impulsive, out of anger and fear. <BR/><BR/>I've seen a lot of cause for anxiety and fear in your last few posts, especially the one where you sold an article about yourself. Good may come from it but there's still anxiety surrounding it. <BR/><BR/>I think you considering your future feelings is a good sign of being grounded enough. Not grounded but grounded enough to listen to reason and your red flags. Thinking to yourself, " I don't want to feel like I did when..." is a good thing. It means you were not so lost in the moment and in emotion that you were totally beyond reason. Even the slightest bit of reality, grounded-ness and foresight is to be accepted as victory.<BR/><BR/>AustinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com