Posted by Penny on October 21, 2003, at 8:17:07
In reply to My Revelation, posted by fallsfall on October 20, 2003, at 20:21:35
Forgive me, dear fallsfall, for laughing, but when I pictured the dog drinking out of the toliet, it just cracked me up. When I was babysitting a couple of weeks ago, the family dog did the same thing. It was just so funny. Makes me think of that commercial, "You're not as clean as you think..." :-D
That said - your dog drinking out of the toliet is not a sign that you are a failure. Me? My little Penny has started peeing on the floor again - that IS a sign that I need to get up earlier to take her outside. But your dogs had water downstairs. They were just being dogs...
I'm sure if mine were tall enough to drink out of the toliet, they would also.
It's good that you know what you need from your therapist. To need him to reaffirm that you are not incompetent, that you are functioning okay, is great! I need mine to reassure me that I am not a terrible person. She tries...
Now, YOUR job is to let that in. When he tries to help you accept that you are not perfect, but that not being perfect is NOT a failure, you need to LET THAT IN. I, too, hate not being perfect. I am SOOOO far from perfect, but that is just one more piece of evidence to me that the world wouldn't miss my presence. Then I must remind myself that NO ONE IS PERFECT!!! - so unless I think the world would be better with no people, I have to see the error in my thinking.
Sure. Error in my thinking.
But, the world is blessed to have YOU in it, dear one. Imperfect as you are. :)
(((fallsfall)))
What did your T say when you told him that? I assume he didn't say "Duh..."
P
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