Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Some really rough days of raw feelings

OUCH! My heart hurts. I am deeply saddened right now for Jasmine.  We have had a few really hard conversations, and I have to say, I am hurting.  Jasmine has really opened up to me and it I love that she feels comfortable to tell me anything, but it isnt always easy to hear.  She says she doesnt like herself. She wishes she could be someone else. She feels like an outcast because of everything she has been through.  She just wants to be 'normal'. She is full of all these feelings and memories, and none of her friends or peers can relate. I cant even begin to imagine what its like for her.  She told me that sometimes she just wants to run away. I started to panic. I then asked her "Where would you go? Where would you sleep? What would you eat? and who would tuck you in and keep you safe?"  She said "I dont know, I just sometimes think that is I ran away, the hurting and anger would stop." She then started crying really hard, and layed her head on my lap and said "But I know I would feel worse, because I would miss you and daddy so much, and I would be scared. So I dont know what to do." I made her promise me that if she really, truely wanted to run away that she would call either Auntie Gretchen, or Auntie Carrie and run away to their house. She felt that either of their houses would be a good place to go. She also told me that she feels like she will never feel better, and she is afraid to really open up to her new counselor and get to know her because she is worried that the same thing will happen with her as her last counselor, and she will have to suddenly stop going.  She is afraid to get close to anyone, because she is scared they will either hurt her, or be taken away.  I am overwhelmed and at a loss for how to help her and make her feel better.

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