Posted by obsidian on May 5, 2010, at 22:51:29
In reply to Re: caring about each other, posted by Dr. Bob on May 5, 2010, at 21:31:33
> > It's funny you know..the way this sort of thing works....the way that prophecies or expectations become realities.
> > It's something that I try to work with.
> >
> > I realized it when I was young, and life really sucked...that I had to entertain the idea that other people could be just other people, with their own concerns, oblivious to me, despite all the feelings I was having. It didn't mean (and doesn't mean) that I don't still feelings about other people's motives and how they relate to me, but I learned to question myself constantly...
> >
> > obsidian
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> Hmm, how might that look applied to expectations of me or feelings about my motives?It means I try not to be blind about how my feelings (from the past) might influence my perceptions, so I am therefore a little more "in control".
ummmm...I don't know, hard question.
You are a person, apart from me.
I don't have a lot of expectations of you Dr. Bob that relate to me personally.
I know you're a psychiatrist, interested in the internet and it's relevance to issues of mental health, so I suppose you are curious, like to learn, like research, all that, are comfortable to a certain degree with strong emotions and opinions thrown your way, but I imagine you have a sincere desire to help people. I think that's cool.
I don't expect you to be familiar with me at all, but sometimes I hope that you do know me, in general, a piece of who I am, because I've been hanging around this place for so damn long.
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