Posted by daisym on November 7, 2004, at 19:42:44
In reply to Re: another interesting article » daisym, posted by Aphrodite on November 7, 2004, at 19:26:43
I think you articulated pretty well what I'm feeling...indulging is a good word. Using therapy for happiness...why, because it is safe to be honest with how I feel, with no pressure to compromise or move to action? It is a good question. Being honest about your feelings in the real world takes courage, and the ability to have those feelings challenged and even rejected. I'm not ready for that.
I think this journey might indeed be preventing me from counting my blessings. My husband had a relatively bad diabetic episode on Thursday night. He is fine now, but it was enough to remind me that I have here and now responsibilities that are important and won't wait. I have no idea how to reach a compromise around my needs and his, when his seem so much more urgent. I know mine wouldn't if I wasn't doing this work in therapy.
My therapist keeps asking me, "can you stop now?" Honestly, I don't know. I tear up thinking about it, it feels like gathering myself up to jump from the speeding car. But if the speeding car is headed over the cliff, isn't jumping off here better? I don't think he can build the bridge that fast.
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