Posted by Dinah on March 17, 2004, at 22:15:21
In reply to Re: Ego strength, posted by justyourlaugh on March 17, 2004, at 21:38:36
I've got this possibly crazy theory that it's the smartest and wisest part of me that causes me the most trouble. Well, that's not completely true. It gets me through the day and lets me do what I need to do. It helped me think positively during my mother's sugery despite her alarmist attitude, and it helped me keep my father optimistic as well.
So I guess it has its uses. But I also associate it with the anxiety and the chest pain and the obsessive thoughts. Like maybe anxiety protects you from feeling other things? Or forcing yourself to be sensible causes anxiety? Something like that.
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