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In the month of March 2022, HCI initiated a special theme. We encouraged HCI members to ‘Share What They Have Never Shared Before’<\/em>. This initiative was a huge success and saw many members open up and share their experiences. Here’s a glimpse at some of the quotes shared by members.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Participants of #hci sharing their stories in an online session<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

1. Due to childhood trauma, I have spent most of my life pleasing people. I have Co-dependency and I am always scared of people leaving me. I’ve taken a lot of shit, been in a toxic relationship… I have started to feel good about myself through therapy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. I have a history of suicide attempts and self-harm episodes. I am on medication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. I’ll do anything to get the approval of people… to get acceptance of my sexuality… to be invited to events. Therefore I’ve been treated like a doormat – but not anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. I am earning in lakhs but I am not happy. I feel empty and my self-worth comes from others, not from within. I take meds to manage my anxiety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. I took my car to the gas station in the middle of the night to run away from my thoughts. I am constantly worrying about what people think about me. I am scared of getting into another relationship and want to understand how to deal with my emotions and other people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. I am petrified\u00a0of\u00a0taking decisions. I have made impulsive decisions and quit my studies and jobs in anger. I regret it a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. My partner died. I had a fantastic connection with her. I felt loved and understood by her. I indulge in BDSM to find the same love and connection. And when I don’t find it, I drink a lot of alcohol to numb my pain. I am taking help to manage my feelings in a healthier way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. I am gay and have been assaulted a few times. I was hallucinating for 6 months and there was nobody to talk to or any kind of support. My friend banged the door on my face. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. I was accused of molestation and it deeply affected me. I was in such a bad state that I was brought home in a wheelchair. And now I feel that I don’t deserve love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. I was molested and I couldn’t do anything. I was scared that the oppressor would end my life. I have got into addictive cruising and BDSM. I am learning to forgive myself and understand that I was helpless as a child. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the month of March 2022, HCI initiated a special theme. We encouraged HCI members to ‘Share What They Have Never Shared Before’. This initiative was a huge success and saw many members open up and share their experiences. Here’s a glimpse at some of the quotes shared by members.  1. Due to childhood trauma, I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/huggingclubofindia.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/huggingclubofindia.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/huggingclubofindia.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/huggingclubofindia.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/huggingclubofindia.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=323"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/huggingclubofindia.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":327,"href":"https:\/\/huggingclubofindia.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323\/revisions\/327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/huggingclubofindia.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/huggingclubofindia.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/huggingclubofindia.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}