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Old 03-01-2020, 06:20 PM   #40
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Originally Posted by Uli View Post
That unanchored/no roots/can't fully attach thing is something I experience, too. And, it's a very commonly expressed experience on the adult adoptee forum I posted a link to earlier in the thread. Reading other adoptees describe feelings that are familiar to me has been somewhat healing, but still, the feeling persists. There are some psychologists who believe that adoption trauma is some of the hardest trauma to work through, since the source occurred before we were verbal.
Thank you Uli, I get that. It is a hard road. Now I am the caregiver to my adopted mom. I can not even articulate the stress in this situation. Thanks for hearing me.
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