Hi plants!
Glad you could stop by and read this old thread
Boy...being adopted sure comes with a vast array of emotions!!
It's such a long process..working through your feelings of rejection. I truly believe that counselling and a strong network of friends is what has helped me along the way.
It's still upsetting at times..esp around the holidays, but every year I seem to work through a little more of my baggage and come to a clearer place of where and who I want to be.
I've learned that the only person that I can count on to validate me..is me. We don't always get the tools we need from our childhood to cope as an adult, but we can learn these skills ...sometimes it's painstaking, but we can learn them.
Best of luck to you
Tlee70