posted September 29, 2008 05:35 AM            

But what about that specific feeling, the feeling of being wounded, hurt? It's very personal, it's instinctive. Being human it has happened to me more than once. But not that often.

Some specific things, the ones I thought of in the space of time it took me to shower and wash my hair:

* Spite directed towards someone I love

* Character assassination delivered calmly (spoken in anger I wouldn't take as much notice)

* Rejection

On my chart the Moon is in Libra, unafflicted. It is overpowered by a Conjunction to Pluto, the chart ruler. It's in the 10th house. It is also Trine Saturn and Sextile Jupiter/Neptune. I am Scorpio rising, but have a planetary water void on my chart.

posted September 29, 2008 05:45 AM            

Also when Pitt left Aniston for Jolie deeply upset me for some reason. My partner's attitude was that Jolie is a goddess and is better than Aniston. I felt terribly bad for Aniston, to be a wife and be rejected or appeared to be publicly was terrible.

posted September 29, 2008 06:04 AM            

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Rejection is a killer

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You're right. Rejection is powerful enough to crush lives.

I was going to come on and just say "Moon in Sagittarius - when people don't laugh at my corny jokes"

But seeing the rejection comment has stirred up some feelings. My Moon square Saturn - difficult relationship with my mother. She is emotionally distant and unavailable. I look back over my life and see what a hurt little child I was at times.

But that's enough of the 'poor me' syndrome - had enough of that for this year - lol

Yeah - when no-one laughs at my corny jokes, OR if I crack a joke and they correct me and I have to say "Oh, that was a joke - I'm not really that stupid"

I guess that's why I never chose stand-up comedy as a career option!!

Working with children is great. They laugh at my corny lines !!

posted September 29, 2008 07:29 AM            

--Resentment. It really hurts me when so called "loved ones" aren't supportive. When they see someone as a rival or symbol against which they determine their own worth, instead of as a friend equally deserving of happiness and success.

--When someone in authority who I really like treats me impersonally. I guess that falls in the rejection category, but jeesh, could it be a more obvious parent surrogate.

--People who have given up. When they don't believe in themselves and accept far less than they deserve.

--Loneliness. This kills me! Seeing people who don't have any loved ones, either because they're old and everyone passed away or because they never knew how to form close relationships.

--People who lack compassion for someone in their care. Like a neglectful parent toward a child, a lazy nurse toward a patient, an insensitive teacher toward a student. When it would take the person in charge only a few minutes of interest in the other person's welfare to help them, but they don't because they just don't care.

--ASPCA commercials.

--How life can be mean. Stuff that's no one's fault, but just happens, like unrequited love or bad health.

(Everyone would probably include those last 4 on their list, so I'm not sure if they're valid for this list.)

posted September 29, 2008 11:19 AM            

1.Being ignored
2.Being fooled
3.Rejection
4.Being hurt with purpose

posted September 29, 2008 12:25 PM            

Things that hurt me (Cancer moon):
-Rejection
-Guilt/ shame, as in feeling like I did the wrong thing or hurt someone by not showing them enough love or gratitude
-Being ignored
-Having people seem to think I'm mediocre, or seem not to place great importance on me at all (I'd rather be disliked than overlooked)

I'm especially oversensitive about my looks and get hurt most easily about them.

Oh, and injustice. I feel terribly, personally hurt when life's not fair...especially to good people or people who need compassion...or to other animals.
And human cruelty.

posted September 29, 2008 12:26 PM              

I don't go for the "rejection"-part so much ... I am pretty quick with accepting this, because I know from my heart (from my "feelings"/freewheeling Moon) that no one can be "forced" to like, appreciate or even love someone else.

Which leads us to another point ... The older I get the more I seem to see through "emotional blackmailing"-techniques ... and the less I can stand them. I refuse such tactics completely. I expect from other people (as well as from myself) that they clearly say what they want and mean etc... just "alluding" something, maybe applying tears as a means for "convincing" someone ... it gets on my nerves. Yeah - I am allergic against anything "manipulative" and "emotionally (passive) aggressive", against any falsehood and pretence as well.

posted September 29, 2008 12:35 PM              

From most hurtful to least (but still hurtful!):
-Being ignored
-Someone losing interest/attraction to me
-Rejection
-People not getting my sense of humor
-Remarks about my appearance
-Pointing out my insecurities

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Capricorn sun / Scorpio rising / Sagittarius moon

posted September 29, 2008 01:38 PM            

The bridge story, now that makes me annoyed. How can people be so irresponsible and hard-hearted?

posted September 29, 2008 02:10 PM            

that all sounds like a contradiction but it isn't really.

my moon is in Cancer, conj Midheaven, square Merc, Saturn, Pluto. It's trine mars.

posted September 29, 2008 03:10 PM              

I HATE having my moon in cancer, I get hurt VERY easily, because my cancer moon make me SENSATIVE.

Even when people make harmless jokes, for example if I do something dumb and if someone would say something like, "DON'T BE STUPID", i get hurt by it. But the thing is, I don't really show I'm bugged by it- MOST OF THE TIME.

posted September 29, 2008 06:14 PM            

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EDIT: WARNING ~ unpleasant story in this post animal lovers will find distressing ~

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Ugh, wish I never read that

posted September 29, 2008 06:57 PM            

The biggest thing that hurts me is:
1) When someone close to me uses something secret or personal they know about me as a weapon, especially unprovoked (which has happened, usually out of jealousy or envy).

It's one thing when a complete stranger comes up to me and makes a crack at the way I look/personality/whatever. It's a completely different thing when someone I know well and respect does the same thing, because I'm a very loyal person and I would never intentionally try to knock a friend down, ESPECIALLY if things were going very well for them.

I've had this recently happen to me, and I'm debating on whether or not to keep this person as a friend, because it happened, not once but twice.

Then there's the usual laundry list of I get hurt when:

2) I feel overlooked or under appreciated (which unfortunately happens to this Virgo Sun a lot).
3) Being lied to or fooled (which, with my rather naive trusting Aries Moon happens more often than I'd like).
4) Rejection by those close to me.
5) And yes, I'd agree with whoever said boredom.

posted September 29, 2008 07:09 PM            

People who are not my blood can not personally upset me - I do feel upset for people in the following situations.

- Being rejected doesn't upset me at all - I seldom open up enough to anyone for them to reject me anyway, I like my space too much. Seeing my loved ones rejected is another matter!

- It hurts me when someone I care about does something insensitive towards me.

- It upsets me when I see someone who has been hurt by another person (not for relationship issues)- its that look of pain in the eyes that gets me,

- Children & animals who have lost their spark & playfulness is a very painful thing to see.