oSewTexas wrote:when I was a senior in highschool my boyfriend shot himself. He actually survived. But a part of him changed. A part of me changed. A part of my parents changed. This was in Corpus Christi and it was in the 80's. We didn't get offered counseling back then, my Spanish teacher counseled us, she did her best. His parents blamed me, they couldn't blame themselves and their drinking that had turned him into an alcoholic. Me, I blamed everyone and became terrified of guns, which made me mad. A couple of years later in college I took a marksmanship course, I had a great instructor, who quick understood why and what I was doing and he got someone to work with me for a whole class, I ended the course with an invitation to join the shooting team, probably would have if I'd stayed at the school.
I tell you this story to explain.....there are many reasons why people are afraid of guns. Mostly because they simply don't understand them, sometimes though, it's because of something they've associated with a gun.
SewTexas, I'm so sorry that you had to go through that ordeal. I'm sure the scars have healed, and going through such a horrible event is something you never completely get over. Thank you for sharing your story.
