Posted by pseudoname on May 9, 2006, at 0:20:28
In reply to Saw my pdoc today, posted by pseudoname on May 8, 2006, at 17:59:56
I just re-read my opening post and it sounded like I was waaaay in the dumps, having a pity party. I didn't mean it that way, and I wish I'd framed it better. (But thanks to those who lent support & cheer anyway. That's appreciated.)
I don't bemoan my losses so much these days. I do in fact see more silver linings scattered around, and I find it easier to notice the benefits I do have, and more frequently all the time now I get the perspective that my worst problems in many areas are relatively pretty benign.
And compared to the lives of some of our fellow humans, of course, my losses are on a different plane.
I guess I was just struck by the difference between my attitude, which is that loss can be just loss and recognized by itself, and my pdoc's, which seems *rigidly* optimistic to me. I don't see the benefit of denying a loss or pretending that there's some kind of equivalent gain when there isn't.
Thanks to everyone who replied.
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