OwlunarSenior Contributor
Awareness of Women's Mental Health
I am not sure of the details but last night I heard that this week or next week has something to do with the awareness of Women's Mental Health Issues
One thing that comes to me constantly is how many women have poor self-esteem - I am not immune but I was lucky - I was able to break out of the patttern after my mother died - which was over 3.5 years ago now
I have asked myself often where so many women have come to the idea that they are not good enough - less than - worthless - whatever term. It is a harsh reality and I feel there are two sources I can identify
One of them was my mother - I could never get along with her and gave up years back - walked away from her often - I was told I was argumentative and she was right - I was - I refused to take what she was pushing down my throat
But it wasn't until I realised that I had spent my life doing worthwhile things to build my self-esteem that I was able to shove off the feeling that I was not good enough -
Have other people had this happen - they have been pushed down by their mothers and other female elders in their lives and felt not good enough only to burst out into the light when the pressue has been relieved
Then there is society - I doubt I will ever try and fit in again - I seem to have lost part of myself trying to fit in with groups of people - actually I get along very well by myself and with a few people at a time - or one person at a time -
As I write this I think I am walking over a huge pile of ideas - I would like to hear from other people - I will list a few people I can think of as I end this post - I feel that my ideas are cluttered too
Of course women are not alone in this "less than" category - there are men like this also - and of course there are women who are okay
Enough from me though - I want to throw this open to the forum
Dec
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I will post this and edit it as I find more people to add - my mind has gone blank
