Posted by Dinah on December 3, 2005, at 22:05:27
In reply to Re: I like your braids! (***possible trigger***), posted by caraher on December 1, 2005, at 9:05:32
Well, I had opened up the can of worms to talk about self image. And in the course of that conversation, I brought up that I wore my hair more conventionally at the office.
I think she erroneously concluded that my poor self image was based on my braids or my style of dressing. And she was prodding me to change those things.
When in reality, my poor self image doesn't have a thing to do with my braids. I just recognize that they are a bit too casual for the office.
I do think my therapist would be more careful about making comments on my appearance, but not because he approves of it any more than she does. He's a very meticulous and conventional, even trendy, dresser himself. I'm not sure if it's a natural reserve from a male speaking to a female or if it's a natural caution learned from years of dealing with me. :D
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