Posted by Dinah on May 30, 2005, at 20:25:28
In reply to Re: This may be hard to believe » Dinah, posted by Shortelise on May 30, 2005, at 11:33:53
> Does this protection of him mirror any other situation you've lived through?
Undoubtedly. I'm sure I protected my parents until very very recently. My cousin had absolutely no idea what my parents were really like. I also tend to be fiercely loyal to those I care about.
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> Do you have it out with *him* when he says this stuff?
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> ShortESome of it, yes. Some of it no. Because some of it I like, or it suits my purposes. I'm not likely to tell him of relevant therapy theory if it is against my best interests to do so. Well, what I perceive to be my best interests, anyway. It may not be. But either way, I'm not going to take him to task.
Hmmm... I definitely use my therapy theory geek knowledge to help equalize the balance of power in our relationship.
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