Sandwich generation support groups » gardenergirl

Posted by Dinah on October 16, 2004, at 17:12:09

In reply to Re: You just may be right » Dinah, posted by gardenergirl on October 16, 2004, at 16:38:55

I guess the thing I'm worried about with support groups is that it'll make me feel worse. I'm really not doing all that much for my parents. Other people are doing a whole lot more for their parents.
My therapist says I need to learn to live within my emotional limitations. That I just couldn't expect myself to do as much as some people do. That there was nothing wrong in being emotionally limited, but that the problem came when I refused to recognize them (like someone not living within their financial limitations). I thought for a while about being offended, but decided I hadn't the energy. I thought that was so un-CBT of him. Isn't he supposed to encourage me to overcome my emotional limitations?

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Setting firm boundaries Dinah 10/9/04
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Re: As usual my parents got quite a bit wrong » Dinah Pfinstegg 10/15/04
Re: Can't do it, not going to try. » Dinah AuntieMel 10/15/04
Re: Can't do it, not going to try. » AuntieMel Dinah 10/15/04
Re: As usual my parents got quite a bit wrong » Pfinstegg Dinah 10/15/04
((((((Dinah))))))) » Dinah gardenergirl 10/15/04
Re: Thanks » gardenergirl Dinah 10/16/04
Death, death everywhere Dinah 10/16/04
Re: Death, death everywhere » Dinah fallsfall 10/16/04
(((Dinah))) picture your son looking lovingly 64bowtie 10/16/04
Like they say in 12 step meetings » Dinah 64bowtie 10/16/04
You just may be right » 64bowtie Dinah 10/16/04
Re: You just may be right » Dinah gardenergirl 10/16/04
Sandwich generation support groups » gardenergirl Dinah 10/16/04
Re: Sandwich generation support groups » Dinah gardenergirl 10/16/04
Re: Sandwich generation support groups » Dinah AuntieMel 10/16/04

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