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Originally Posted by Rose of Cairo  I was and still am angry because the only thing they saw about me was how brilliant I was, and they did not see the huge pain I was going through, and how much I suffered from being bored, and they didn't help me although I really needed help. |
When your old pain and anger gets triggered now, is it still because someone recognizes your brilliance but doesn't see your pain, suffering, boredom, or need for help? Or is it just that the recognition of your brilliance is like a Pavlovian response, and
reminds you of the old pain, even though there's no current threat or infliction?
Also, does it remind you of your old pain and need for help when you recognize your own brilliance? I can see how if that were true, you might be reluctant to recognize your own brilliance, to avoid feeling that old pain.