Devoured Soul
The View From Inside
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(“Looking for acceptance in the wrong places”) Karen was in need of serious medical attention, as she continued functioning inebriated on a full-time basis to dull the anger felt of her self destruction. This woman had deep scars and unhealed wounds that told many stories by her actions which was destroying her emotionally inside. Oblivious” to what she was doing to others. Karen” was looking for that forgiveness or acceptance “from the innocent souls, and fools unaware of her true face except for Madison who saw right through all the hostility. Sometimes Madison would find her sitting at her table staring steadily with those angry eyes; it was as if she was trying to make Madison disappear or something. Acknowledging her antics, Madison felt she could manipulate the situation to a better atmosphere for both of them by showing an interest in getting to know her, empathizing with the circumstances of abuse to ease the tension. Reluctantly Mattie allowed Karen to be apart of the planning and decision-making to keep her from talking about the personal part of her life instead of feeling left out all the time. None of that worked. Soon as she gave in to Karen they could never get anything done. Karen was futile in her need to whine about what they had done to her. Karen, for peat sake grow-up please “I can’t hold your hand.) “Madison was already struggling to keep her family together, how could this be happening trapped between two lives. One individual desperately seeking help from her, the other was trying his best to hide from her.) Madison had problems of her own, “she too…was damaged goods, but well painted and versed. “How was she going to inspire another when she had her own nightmares, and skeletons? Mattie worked alone with this woman, for almost ten years in close quarters hearing the anger spilling from her mouth for six years and counting. That was more than enough to drive a person mad, but she kept trying to console her by confiding a little of her own personal background regarding family issues with drugs, and abuse, thinking she would finally get it,” that Mattie’ was not the enemy. Nevertheless, Mattie sits in the middle of this battle, feeling overwhelmed and trapped.
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Devoured Soul touches upon the emotional topic of mental abuse through the eyes of a woman who shares the details of her forced journey to self-discovery.
In her riveting memoir, Myra Jackson reveals that she once viewed life so unrealistically and naively that she did not possess the ability to truly see what was in front of her. She describes her life as “trapped in hell,” as she attempted to deal with a co-worker’s irrational behavior, anger, and hostility—a devastating experience that transported her back to a time when her mother took out her anger on her. As she went to work every day, forced to deal with the illogical behavior, she began questioning her own rational thoughts and began realizing the impact on the mind of living in denial.
As she began learning to live outside herself, removing her preconceived ideas about the world and the people she dealt with on an everyday basis, Jackson shares what she learned about life’s tragedies and the infinite possibilities that lie ahead for anyone willing to view the world with both eyes open.
About the Author
Myra Jackson raised in Seattle, Washington, is the mother of three children. She graduated in 2007, as an administrative support specialist and worked for several years as a sheet metal worker, and operations agent for a well known shipping company.