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Black and white thinking -- did my T misfire?

Posted by Racer on August 11, 2007, at 1:19:29

In my session yesterday, we were talking about medication and pdocs, because I'm having trouble again and have a med change coming up. I've still got a lot of fear around pdocs, thanks to the agency from hell, and so it seemed like a good idea to talk about some of it before hand. I know my pdoc is leaning towards EMSAM -- and I have a knee jerk reaction to anything new. If it's new, it's too frightening and I've got to RUNAWAY!!!

So, then she started onto black and white thinking: "Well, do you have to do anything?" "Um, I'm not doing so well, right now, so it's basically continue to be crying a lot and generally morose, or change meds." "Why do you think those are your only options?" "Um... Maybe because changing something or not changing something really are the only options?"

Obviously, she chose a bad example to try to make that point, but it got me thinking about the basic underlying point. I'm not sure that it's a problem for me, though. The last time she brought it up, it was over a car -- I need to replace my car, and that started a head butting episode with my husband. I just figured I'd get another Corolla -- much newer, so exciting. Hubby said to get something else, and I found something else I had always wanted, so decided on that. (Over hubby's objections.) My T started the black and white thinking over that one: "Those aren't the only two cars out there..." Of course they're not, but I love my Corolla, and can't think of any other basic car I could like as much; and the other car is something I'd always dreamt of. Getting another Corolla wouldn't be a question of "settling for," but of choosing.

I've always thought of myself as someone who's much more John Kerry than Dubya -- too many shades of grey to most of the world, rather than black and white.

So, I figured many of you have had a fair amount of contact with me, and could offer up opinions on this matter. What do y'all think? Am I someone who's known for black and white thinking? Or is that a non-started for me? Anyone?

I won't say you can't hurt my feelings, because I have been having a rough patch, but I can say that I would like honest -- if gentle -- opinions.

Thanks!


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