Posted by Pfinstegg on June 22, 2004, at 23:35:24
In reply to Re: What amazing people here! Who's next?, posted by daisym on June 22, 2004, at 18:58:17
This thread is hard to resist, if only because I spend so much time in therapy thinking about what's wrong, and how to make it better. So, here goes!
1. I'm tall and slender (5'11) I used to be very self-conscious about my height, but now I feel proud to be this tall. I feel that I have a lovely smile, and lively eyes- the depression doesn't show, at least!
2. I'm smart, too! I have a doctorate, and teach in a university (neuroscience), I'm rated by my students as an "outstanding" teacher (I can't believe I'm telling this!)
3. I read a lot, as so many others do here. I feel it's one of the things that gives me a rich inner life. I read mostly non-fiction- science books such as "The Elegant Universe", and books on history- especially the history of ideas. I also love biographies of almost anyone- if they are well-written., and poetry also.
4. I'm musical. I play the piano quite well (classical music), and also sing in a chorus. I've just come back from a "sing-through" of the Faure Requiem at a church near our home. It was moving and beautiful.
5. I have studied drawing and watercolour painting at an art school nearby, and feel that my watercolours have gotten to be quite beautiful. I recently sold ten of them at a benefit for my son's school.
6. I love beautiful meadows, streams and mountains. I love to hike in any mountains, and especially love finding endangered flowers; I report on these to the state Natural Heritage programs.
7. I am a good rider. I own a lovely horse, and we do musical freestyles. My horse loves them, and is learning to match his steps to the music.
8. I love my husband, and have been married to him for 30 years. We have had wonderful times, and some very difficult times. also- related principally to my episodes of severe depression. When I am not zonked out by SSRI's, I believe I am a satisfying and passionate sexual partner. (so is he)
9. I have one very handsome and lively son, who is about to get a doctorate in physics from Princeton. I feel that I have been a loving and supportive mother to him, and I know I have broken the cycle of neglect and abuse in which I was raised. He means the world to me, and we are still close, although he is now 28 and out on his own. He is also a mountain-climber. flower-lover, but much more of an adventurer than me, having hiked in places such as Kamchatka (Siberia), Sikkim and Patagonia.
10. I don't have a lot of friends, but I do have several very close ones. I am sort of the person they turn to when they are really in trouble. I share a lot of feelings, passions, joys and sorrows with them, but I don't let them know how much I have struggle with my mental health.
11. I treasure the relationship I have developed with my therapist- it, also, means everything to me. I like that I can trust and open up to him as much as I have, and, really, I'm just so glad he is in my life.
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