Posted by mair on September 24, 2004, at 22:47:55
In reply to Re: and then again..., posted by shortelise on September 24, 2004, at 15:14:42
I floated the "i'm shallow" proposition to my therapist and she wasn't buying it, but she was saying alot of things like "you are human" and "why do you think your mistakes are worse than anyone else's." She also reminded me that there have been times when I've been displeased with her (frankly i can think of precious few) and how would it be if i imagined her judging herself as harshly as I tend to judge myself.
None of this is rocket science, but sometimes she'll tell me what she's hearing me say, and it sounds pretty extreme or at least something I know I shouldn't believe in concept. I guess that means that I can't always really hear what I'm saying at all, and that when my thinking is distorted, I don't at all recognize the distortions.
I like the "sum of my parts" concept. maybe I can get somewhere with that.
Mair
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