Posted by Dinah on October 21, 2012, at 12:39:19
In reply to Re: up and down » Dinah, posted by sleepygirl2 on October 21, 2012, at 12:17:05
But you see, it's not a reminder of insignificance or anything else about you.
It's about the incompetence, in some cases, and inability, in others (and ill intentions in still others) of our caretakers.
My therapist wants to be there for me. But he's not always very good at it. An acceptance of that makes me feel alone, but not bad about myself.
And only a little about him.
Think about your parents. If I recall correctly, they weren't good at taking care of you. It wasn't your fault, really it had to do with them, not you. But hoping to get that from them will just hurt. Recognizing that they can't or won't is different.
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