Posted by Dinah on March 25, 2004, at 22:39:56
In reply to Faking Sanity, posted by lonelygirl on March 25, 2004, at 22:22:33
One of the nice things about Babble is that we can find out here that we're not as insane as we always secretly feared we were. Because we find out that other perfectly nice, charming people that we thoroughly enjoy spending time with grapple with the same issues we do. And they obviously aren't insane, so we can't be either, right?
I think you'll find with your therapist, like you'll find with Babble, that you can put away your strategems and open the real you up. And people won't run away screaming. (That's what my therapist always says. That he won't run away screaming.)
From what you've described, you aren't crazy and your therapist won't think you are. He'll just think you're isolated and hurt and angry. I've certainly been there. A lot of people have.
Why don't you try taking a chance and being yourself with your therapist? That's just what therapy is for. I learned to do that with my therapist, and he taught me to do it with others too. (With admittedly mixed results.)
poster:Dinah
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