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I'm 17 and I've been raised in a fairly emotionless home. Neither of my parents are the type of people you can confide in or expect to empathize with you. I know this and so I try to be very logical and matter of fact with them although as I'm growing older I find it increasingly hard to be myself in this environment. I've been learning recently how much of wall I've built between me and my emotions and I've become determined to feel again even if it's hurtful. I met some people that are trust worthy which makes me unbelievably happy. I have trust issues for a reason I have yet to learn and it took me 5 years to finally feel safe with these people and open up to them. I've never felt so loved and safe then when I'm with these people and It's my mission to one day be able to be that type of friend to other people in my situation. It's kind of like I'm living for the first time. I'll be forever grateful to my parents for instilling a logical and emotionless side in me but I realize next year I'll be my own person and the type of person I want to be is someone who defies reason to love people and who trusts even when it hurts. People seem to like confiding in me and I'm realizing that going to therapy for 2 years made me a pretty good therapist . Unfortunately there's still that voice in my head that wants to slap my friends and tell them they're being dramatic and to be more logical about it, but I know that's just my parents talking. That voice has been subsiding more and more and as that happens I really can't help but feel sorry for my parents. They have that voice in their head too.
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