ok I feel a bit better now. that the pain is starting to subside. i am just going to have to watch myself. I've called off from work today in hopes the most of my swelling will be gone by tomorrow.
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Glad you are feeling better, Lewis. I feel so sad, reading about your experience. The guy who did that to you is a fearful coward. Your face will heal on its own, so I recommend you pay attention to healing your spirit. It sounds like the injury is deep, and I think anyone would need help with that sort of thing.
If you have a friend (or friends) you can call on to cook you a meal, listen to your feelings as they come up, or even just hang out and watch a movie, call them in. If not, consider seeing a counselor for a visit or two. I think it's important that you have a caring person there to hear you.
Please don't bury the hurt deeper.
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I'd just like to thank all of you who posted here to lift my spirits. It has really helped alot. I went through every post very carefully and read them all. I would thank all of you personally for your advice but i dont know how to quote multiple people in a single post. I send my sincerest gratitude to you guys. You always make me feel better. this was a terrible event but i have heard of worse things happening to other gay women men and teenagers. some of them dont live to tell the tale. I had a flash back to matthew shepard again and i instantly picked myself up. people like him give me strength.
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