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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2012 18:17:20 GMT -7
Hallo,
my name is Johnseeker, and I am coming to the understanding that I have been deeply hurt, and have hurt others, as a result of deep father hurt in my family.
My father left my mother and me when I was two. He was a serial adulterer, and married at least 3 times. He was a brilliant sportsman, but I don't remember him at all.
My mother was brought up in an orphanage, and had no relatives at all.
When they split, my father took the view that a child of divorce should be brought up by only one of the parents.
So apart from my mother I had no relatives at all. There was just my mother and me.
My mother, who is not alive now, was a very strong, controlling and jealous person. To be fair she loved me deeply, and did the very best she knew.
My question is what would be expected in my development as a person? I would much value comments on this.
Incidentally, I cannot agree that watching pornography if you are married, is the same as adultery. One may well be a disease, the other is definitely a betrayal of wife or husband.
Johnseeker
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2012 0:33:33 GMT -7
Welcome, johnseeker!
I think father wounds are common among addicts (maybe just among people). I very often felt judged and not loved by my father, and that certainly has played a big role in my addictive isolation from others. That said, I'm much less alone than you are, and I can't begin to presume to answer questions on where you should be now. That's part of what psychological professionals are for.
Aren't adultery and using porn both betrayal? You'll find strong belief here both from addicts and from spouses that this is so. That betrayal may grow out of an addiction, just as robbing people to buy drugs can grow out of addiction; but we are still responsible for the consequences of our actions. Not everyone agrees, but to me, the notion of addiction as an emotional illness feels useful in understanding myself, in stepping back from shame, and in leading to right behavior. But harming others while ill is still harming others. I still need to be honestly aware of my past and to make amends where I can.
This may well be a detail, though. In any case, welcome!
Tim M.
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