Posted by pinkeye on March 7, 2005, at 22:19:31
In reply to Re: Reducing participation in babble » pinkeye, posted by Dinah on March 7, 2005, at 22:14:24
Well, then what am I doing here anyway? If I am so powerless?
I guess this must be the realisation that my ex Therapist had .. that was why he retired within 2 years of practice :-). Of course he had other commitments, but I think the real reason is somewhat the frustration that he experienced - at not being able to help people as much as he wished. And the inability to see the suffering of other people.
You know what, the more I participate here, the more I am realizing exactly what my therapist would have felt.
> At the risk of being CBT'ish, there is a way to reduce the emotional tax. If you fully and completely recognize that you are powerless on Babble, that in the end people's lives are theirs, not yours, it becomes a lot easier. It requires really extreme acceptance though. And it's hard to accept our powerlessness.
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> Which isn't to say that we can't be helpful. Just that we can't really fix other people or their lives. That they are going to be in pain, and we won't be able to stop it.
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> Which is not as utterly depressing as it sounds.
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