This gave me goose bumps. It is hard to admit the kind of effect a person we love can have on us, especially when it is negative. However, when we discover what has happened, the reality is that no one can help you out of this but YOU! We all have the power to overcome. It is a choice. You either do it or you don’t. The COLDNESS of this situation is NO ONE held a gun to our head and made us evolve and change. So it is our responsibility to make the change. Short, but emotional and very powerful! xoxo

Great write! Very unselfish show of inner emotion. Remember, The reality of things lie not in the things themselves, but in our attitude towards them.

Brave of you to bare your soul like that. Nice write Sheila!!

I agree with all the above statements. It’s hard to imagine someone making you feel that way but it stems from the way you were brought up I believe. The insecurity came from somewhere. Like Peter said, only you can change it.

Nice write Sheila.

Really honest piece, very well-written.

Sometimes it is easy to fulfill the role someone wants for us, because it is easiest. A moving and touching write.

I’ve been there, it’s so hard to get out sometimes, beautiful poem, great photo too …’gradual progression’ is exactly what it is.

i know how you feel, i sometimes feel the same way, but prayers make me strong!