Posted by vandy on February 20, 2004, at 9:06:25
In reply to For Lynne, posted by Journeyman on February 19, 2004, at 21:42:46
Thank you for your thoughtful insight. This is the second post from you just today that made me say, "Wow!" Boy, do I ever appreciate hearing you say these things "out loud."
> Lynne:
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> Thanks for your response. It's always pleasant to read your messages.
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> As usual, your post a couple of days ago had a wonderfully gutsy, honest look at what you're dealing with. You said..."I am at a scary point because I am feeling the depression and anxiety lifting, but still have my other problems to deal with. It's like peeling back the layers of an onion. The outer hard layer is almost gone (the hormonally induced stuff), but now I have the inner layers to peel back - the behavioral, decision-making, confrontational side . . . the work I've been putting off for the past year or so! I guess it's step by step and day by day. I can't hope to fix everything in one fell swoop."
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> Absolutely. A noble and worthy endeavor. We didn't get depressed in a day, and we won't get out of it in a day. But we can work at it every day and even learn to enjoy the journey. One of the struggles I've always had is trying to be somehow perfect - whatever that would be. I've always viewed my 'flaws' as something to eradicate, avoid, ignore, or use as self-flagellation material. No longer. I welcome the 'dark deities' into my life, ask them to sit down and converse with me, and find out what I can learn from them. They have something to teach me about myself.
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> You're a good soul Lynne; deep and wise.
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> May your journey continue to include the light you've obviously benefited from, and may the darkness teach you what the light can't.
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> Journeyman
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