Posted by Daisym on March 21, 2006, at 23:52:47
In reply to Re: Back to that identity thing again... » daisym, posted by fairywings on March 21, 2006, at 15:13:29
I think what i was trying to say was that I didn't know I was acting "as if." I was taught to make lemon aid from lemons. I just can't remember who taught me that.
In one of the first interviews with my therapist, I ran through my career that meandered with a number of "well, that didn't work because of X so I did Y". He commented that I was really good at making the best of things. I never even though of it that way. So the more I've looked at my life through a different lens, the less authentic I've felt. Now I want different things and still feel that they are unobtainable. So how is this better?
I'm not suggesting people pretend to be happy or fake their feelings. I just think I keep it together better when I forget that I'm only acting like I'm not longing to hide under the bed.
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