Posted by Dinah on January 14, 2006, at 14:49:39
In reply to One Wasted Session Later, posted by Poet on January 14, 2006, at 10:56:23
Well, if you're anything like me, you'd probably rather blame yourself than to blame others. First, there's a sort of power in that. If you're to blame, things can ultimately change. If you aren't to blame, then things are random and out of your control. Which is scarier than thinking I caused Hurricane Katrina, when you think about it.
And if you're afraid of anger, you might prefer to direct it at yourself than to get angry at others, especially others that you care about.
If you're really upset at what you see as repetitive sessions... Well, first of all, I don't think you should be all that upset because most of us have one or two bugaboos that drive all our dysfunctional behavior, and plugging away at it and hearing the same thing over and over again does help. But if you want to shake things up a bit, why don't you try doing something completely different for a session. Act the opposite of how you usually act. Or do something really silly.
I don't know. Sigh. Just throwing ideas out there.
poster:Dinah
thread:599016
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