Compassion is not a relationship between a healer and the wounded. Its a relationship between equals.
Me - There are times when I have felt Gods compassion, sympathy, empathy, and even pity. I was physically abused as a child. The physical harm was tough. But the emotional destruction has stayed with me. Not to place blame, but as an adult, I recognize that I have an anonymous answer. And slowly, I have been picking up parts of an equation that gave me that answer. I have some form of attachment disorder due to lack of trust. Sexual addiction, rejection, and abandonment have fed into my disorder. Its tough to have compassion without trust. Trust comes in many ways. Bonding over similar life experiences opens the door for easy vulnerability and even easier empathy. But, for a sex addict, I gave my trust to those that met or exceeded my sexual expectations, ie: porn. Leaving that trust and comfort was tough. But with porn came destruction and falseness. What I learned: porn wasn't there for me when I needed true compassion and connection. Those left standing by my side, after all this destruction, were my true allies. That is where my trust is. That is where my compassion is.
Me - There are times when I have felt Gods compassion, sympathy, empathy, and even pity. I was physically abused as a child. The physical harm was tough. But the emotional destruction has stayed with me. Not to place blame, but as an adult, I recognize that I have an anonymous answer. And slowly, I have been picking up parts of an equation that gave me that answer. I have some form of attachment disorder due to lack of trust. Sexual addiction, rejection, and abandonment have fed into my disorder. Its tough to have compassion without trust. Trust comes in many ways. Bonding over similar life experiences opens the door for easy vulnerability and even easier empathy. But, for a sex addict, I gave my trust to those that met or exceeded my sexual expectations, ie: porn. Leaving that trust and comfort was tough. But with porn came destruction and falseness. What I learned: porn wasn't there for me when I needed true compassion and connection. Those left standing by my side, after all this destruction, were my true allies. That is where my trust is. That is where my compassion is.