Posted by thistlethorn on November 1, 2003, at 11:47:57
In reply to Re: Thought blocking » thistlethorn, posted by cubic_me on October 31, 2003, at 6:21:05
I understand, cubic_me. Oh, boy, do I understand! But even if we can't currently make full use of our therapy sessions, even if all we can do in our sessions is, maybe, nod our heads a couple of times or grunt a reply or two, I honestly don't think we're wasting our time.
There was a reason we went into therapy in the first place: we were in pain. Now, by continuing to go to our sessions, we are, in effect, saying to ourselves and to the world: wait a second! I DON'T deserve to suffer this much. And I'm NOT going to wait for some magic potion to free me of my misery. I'm taking action.
IMO, we have to keep doing what we can, how we can and when we can, to bring positive change into our lives, even when the likelihood of achieving this is dim at best. The worst thing we can do is give up on ourselves. No matter how high and thick the walls of this prison that we inhabit are, we have to keep trying to scratch our way out of it, climb over it, crawl beneath it, blast through it, and do every other thing we can think of to escape. Resigning ourselves to live in it forever -- THAT would be the waste of time, the most wasteful waste of time of all! IMHO.
I read a lot and search for metaphors for my experiences in an effort to place a little distance between them and me. I've been told that if I can learn to look at my problems more "clinically," then I might be better able to speak about them and deal with them. Sometimes, though, my writing gets out of control. If you've found that to be the case, I hope you'll forgive me.
tt
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