dangit, i messed that up the first time i tried that response. take 2:
Being so lucky, I wonder what I'm exaggerating in my own experience and what fears and frustrations I (who am not a victim of any particular crime per se) have a right to.
I also used to think that I needed to justify my pain and fear somehow, especially while I was in puberty. At this point, though, it's finally clear to me why I felt the way I did, and I am convinced that there's no need to justify one's emotions, ever -- if they're there, there's a reason for it whether or not we can put a finger on it . Even if we've never been attacked, for many of us the fear of something like that ever happening is enough to produce a huge amount terror in and of itself.
And I get so angry when I think about it too much.
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Date: 2004-06-28 07:48 pm (UTC)Being so lucky, I wonder what I'm exaggerating in my own experience and what fears and frustrations I (who am not a victim of any particular crime per se) have a right to.
I also used to think that I needed to justify my pain and fear somehow, especially while I was in puberty. At this point, though, it's finally clear to me why I felt the way I did, and I am convinced that there's no need to justify one's emotions, ever -- if they're there, there's a reason for it whether or not we can put a finger on it . Even if we've never been attacked, for many of us the fear of something like that ever happening is enough to produce a huge amount terror in and of itself.
And I get so angry when I think about it too much.