Posted by gardenergirl on January 24, 2004, at 10:02:11
In reply to The Kleenex Box, posted by Joslynn on January 23, 2004, at 8:33:52
> Interesting aside: In CoDependents Anon mtgs, people are not supposed to hand crying people tissues, because it could be interpreted by the crying person as an attempt to make them stop.
This is interesting. I read this the other day, and then when my next client was crying, and the Kleenex was just out of reach, I thought, "oh no, what do I do?" :) I actually told her about hearing of this recently and my dilemma. It gave me a good opportunity to reassure her about her crying, especially as she is a somewhat new client.
BTW, as an adult child of an alcoholic, I can really relate when you talk about crazy-making. It can be really confusing and yet profound when you realize that not everyone's family is like yours.
Regards,
gg
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