Posted by alexandra_k on January 4, 2006, at 19:53:50
In reply to Re: Too afraid to get help » Deneb, posted by Larry Hoover on January 4, 2006, at 16:44:53
((((((Larry)))))))
I'm sorry :-(
Sometimes...
All we can do is remove ourselves...
And not respond.
Because... Yes... Things can get to us and be too draining.I know you have done a lot to try and help
A lot of people here have...I don't think that words like 'manipulative' etc are helpful...
But I do understand the frustration.
Sometimes...
The best thing is simply to not respond.
Because...
Responding only seems to feed the problem.
Sometimes people do need to hit a low...
Before they are prepared to do something to help themself.
And the road to being able to communicate honestly with people (including ones clinicians)
Well... Sometimes one has to learn *how*.I understand that...
But there is no magical way to give someone that knowledge...
And the road can be long and hard.
But the decision to walk along that road...
Nobody can make that decision for another person.
And sometimes trying to coax them into it...
Well...
Therapists see people for an hour or two every week rather than every day for a reason I suppose...
And yeah.
We have our own stuff...
poster:alexandra_k
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