to be envious of strong women

[dreamreckless]

and wish I was one? Would you say you were a strong woman, and have you always been so?

Haha yes to 'gobby'! I get called that too.

It's odd because my mum is very passive, but me and my sister are totally the opposite.

I am 'strong' in the sense that I take no shit from men, I have been through a hell of a lot of horrible shit and it hasn't broken me and I can deal with a lot. I have self-respect but low confidence in many areas.

On the flip side I cry easily, I am very sensitive, I am anxious, I worry a lot.

I don't actually think either of those things make me strong or weak.

I am resilient because i've had to be from a young child. I have strengths and weaknesses like every other human.

My husband would say he wasn't strong (emotionally) as he suffers awfully with his MH. I think he is one of the strongest men I know.

I am strong. But I have learned to be. I did my share of crying in toilets at work once, but not anymore. I just have more important things to deeply care about. My children, DH, my Dad.

I think so. Not always. I developed it after a bit of a rubbish childhood, abusive marriages, and a horrible stressful career. Now know what I am not prepared to tolerate, and identify it and take action much sooner. Wish I'd learned to do it years ago. I am trying to raise my DD to be the same. Seems to be working so far.

I'm strong as fuck and hard as nails.
I've had 2 abusive partners and this is a contributing factor....if not the contributing factor to my current strength. My partner now is lovely. But strength of the kind I thibk you are thinking about usually is found in a hard way.

I think being strong is different for different people ie I've no problems being alone, doing things for myself, carrying a week's worth of groceries from the shop but need to really summon up courage to expose myself emotionally and show vulnerability, it takes a lot for me to cry or ask for help so I think it depends on each person. My OH says the most frustrating thing about me is that I'll just carry on til breaking point then cry then write him an email and talk about everything I've been struggling with, he wishes I could be more open but he knows signs to look out for now.

So for me, strength includes being emotionally vulnerable and asking for help which I've had to really work on but Ive been told ppl wish they could be strong like me and I'm wondering what they're talking about because I wish I was more like them