!!!! Guidelines - Important - PLEASE READ !!!!

  • We do not use the word "adopter". Adoptive parents may be referred to as such or as "A-rents" or "Aparents".
  • We do not use the words "bio", "biological" or "birth" in reference to mothers.
  • Who you see here, what you see here, when you leave here, let it stay here, EXCEPT IN EMERGENCIES.
  • Please do Not use the sounds except in private whispers.

Feelings

Basic Feelings are: Mad, Sad, Glad, Fear, Shame, Guilt, Jealousy

Examples of feelings statements: I am angry I was not raised by my natural mother.
 I am sad I did not get to raise my child. I'm afraid that I will die if I work on my pain.
Good Grief


Please note:
In private therapy details matter. In chat, too many details dilute the emotions and are counterproductive. The most effective way of making progress is to make simple feeling sentences such as: I’m sad I didn’t get to be raised by my mum. I’m angry I was not allowed to raise my child. When done this way, the feelings will not be pushed aside. This is an example of Less being More.


Abbreviations

Chat Abbreviations: brb = Be Right Back, lol = Laughing out Loud, roflmao = Rolling On Floor, Laughing My Ass Off, ic = Inner Child, ty = Thank You, yw = You're Welcome, wb = Welcome Back




























             

Marking 30 years of helping those whose lives have been touched by adoption


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