Let me start by saying that I know what I want to say, but I am not sure that I can make it come out right. I was reading your thread and was struck by how you were able (with some time and help from the other Pam 1.to gain insight into how that incident with the guy from work made you feel 2. how you reacted at initially as a kind of second nature 3. how you were later able to put a name and a handle on all that 4. to re-assess your thoughts and behaviors and alter them accordingly
I think you showed a lot of maturity.
I had something happen to me recently that was kind of a trigger that brought back a flood of old undealt with emotions.
When I went to register my son for high school (he's going to the same high school I went to) I had a sudden flashback to when I started h.s. That also happened to be the summer that my parents got separated.
I realize now with the benefit of age and maturity that that was when a lot of my acting out behaviors started and I know now that some of it was prob due to the fact that my parents were so self involved that they were not even paying attention to me.
I was later able to turn it into a discussion with my son regarding how I didn't ever want him to feel like I wasn't paying attention to him.
I am sorry that guy was hitting on you, but I think that you did a great job of processing all this because it certainly triggered something inside of you.
