Posted by Racer on May 9, 2004, at 17:37:48
In reply to Re: Finally something positive from me -- kinda, posted by finelinebob on May 9, 2004, at 16:26:19
> > I posted to you over on Psychology in response to your post about Rationality. I hope some of it gets through to Rod -- why do I always feel he's stirring the pot?
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> He is. I think he's thought and struggled with these issues for a long time and he's realizing it is well worth the effort, so he wants to get those of us accepting things at face value unquestioningly to start questioning. Good on him!
>OK, new perspective for me. I'm taking it in, though.
I think I get irritated both because it comes across as a One Size Fits All and because it really fits into the whole thing I go through in blaming myself for everything no matter what happens. And, of course, because I do believe that I am an animal. When I was younger, I truly believed that if I could only think right and not feel, I could be free of the distress I felt. Look where that landed me! The older I get the more I respect the fact that I'm an animal made up of a brain, a mind, and a body, and they all work together.
I still struggle a lot, though, with the "well, if you know how it's supposed to be done, why don't you just do it?" voices. You know, "Well, you know you're supposed to eat more, so why don't you just eat more?" It sometimes brings me to tears when I confront food, it's that strong. But, obviously, there are conflicting forces that are stronger, and I haven't learned to deal with them yet. I don't know if it'll always be such a struggle for me, but I assume it is likely to be. (And the weight gain from meds really does become an overwhelming issue for me, as you can imagine.)
So, I will work at incorporating that new perspective. (See: "In-corp-orate" Corpus = body, right? I will take that new perspective into my BODY.)
Thanks. And welcome back.
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