What Quora Taught me About Being “Retarded”

It might not be “politically correct,” but I think we’re on to something.

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The question reads;

“Can horrible abuse leave you emotionally retarded?”

This is a new one! That might be just the label I was looking for to settle this confusion of what “label” to give myself.

I had an ex tell me I had no emotional intelligence, as her emotions led her to fuck my best friend, and HER cousin.

I’ve had therapist tell me it’s CPTSD, and Co-dependency, but I like the label “emotionally retarded” much, much better.

It covers all aspects of the emotions I have trouble controlling, and understanding. What a great way to minimize, and justify my disastrous choices in life other than being a fucking “emotional retard!”

So, how can you too, become “emotionally retarded?”

I think it comes with too much self awareness. But what sets someone on a path to self awareness? Usually a bunch of trauma.

Now hang on a second, I’m not tooting my own horn for awareness, because self awareness doesn’t mean shit.

But it can lead you to a life time of misery in my opinion. As you become obsessed to fix yourself, and possibly…