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THIS IS A RESPONSE TO SOMEBODY WHO PRAYED FOR MY FRIEND "My friend Gina has a disorder based in pride". This person wrote just one post to me after joining and that was it. The person responded "Wow. I've never heard this disorder before. Then I think just about every single person in the world has it? Including you." Below was my response but I do feel this persons point and it was effective. I was mad when I first responded but I feel a shame afterwards. It almost feels as if the response was coming from my friend or her sister.
Personality flaws.Yes everybody does have them. You are absolutely right, nobody is perfect. Disorders though are often normal sinful leanings or personality flaws that are at their extremes. My friend suffers from Histrionic Personality Disorder. She was sexually molested as a child and had an uncaring narcissistic mother who used her like an object for her own gratification. I hope my prayer doesn't sound like I see myself as better than her, I don't. My friend is so damaged on the inside she has to wear many "masks" on herself to get attention, they attention her parents should have given her. As a child I watched her get emotionally damaged by comments and punishments for merely breathing around her mother. She almost killed herself twice. She has bought a lie that she must project a false image to be loved but thinks attention is love. When she doesn't get attention she feels empty like she is nothing. So maybe it isn't quite like everyone. Hollywood or music stars who are empty might be a place to find these people. She can't see the person God made her no matter how much love You give her she never feels it. It is based in pride though and she needs Jesus to give her that love because no matter how much love human's can give her it isn't enough.
So do I also have a problem?
Personality flaws.Yes everybody does have them. You are absolutely right, nobody is perfect. Disorders though are often normal sinful leanings or personality flaws that are at their extremes. My friend suffers from Histrionic Personality Disorder. She was sexually molested as a child and had an uncaring narcissistic mother who used her like an object for her own gratification. I hope my prayer doesn't sound like I see myself as better than her, I don't. My friend is so damaged on the inside she has to wear many "masks" on herself to get attention, they attention her parents should have given her. As a child I watched her get emotionally damaged by comments and punishments for merely breathing around her mother. She almost killed herself twice. She has bought a lie that she must project a false image to be loved but thinks attention is love. When she doesn't get attention she feels empty like she is nothing. So maybe it isn't quite like everyone. Hollywood or music stars who are empty might be a place to find these people. She can't see the person God made her no matter how much love You give her she never feels it. It is based in pride though and she needs Jesus to give her that love because no matter how much love human's can give her it isn't enough.
So do I also have a problem?
