Posted by tabitha on July 15, 2004, at 23:37:51
In reply to But it's all about ME!!! » tabitha, posted by Racer on July 15, 2004, at 16:04:23
est-holes.. LOL.
Yeah, I think that guy sometimes takes the personal responsibility attitude a bit too far and ends up coming off like teflon man. Maybe he's reacting against some kind of overly enmeshed relationships. Well there I go, trying to give him the benefit of the doubt.
Yes, the lack of validation, or the opposite of validation is the hardest aspect of all this. It was a tough crowd in that session-- the 2 people who were there are the two who seem to me least understanding.
The individual session was OK tonight. We didn't focus on the group the whole time. I was afraid I'd gone too far with my blunt honesty in the group, but she said she didn't feel that way.
Maybe I'll stick it out another week with group. This is reminding me of when I used to do distance running. I'd keep deciding I was going to quit at the next marker up ahead, and somehow deciding to quit gave me enough pain relief to keep going.
Thanks for sticking up for me in this thread. I didn't really take any offense though. I think I'm at the most pleasant level of depression right now-- rather numb. I don't have the energy to take offense at anything.
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