Posted by Dinah on December 3, 2005, at 14:19:54
In reply to Re: Reframing and helping » daisym, posted by gardenergirl on December 3, 2005, at 13:27:16
> My T seems to think that it's not so "healthy" or "normal". He seems troubled by my need to recover after stuff like this, and wishes for me that I could tone down my emotional reactions. I'm not sure I agree with him. I'm not sure he really "gets" what it is like to feel that way. He did acknowledge that this emotional sensitivity was likely a very useful thing for a future T to have. I do agree with that.
Good for you! I have to think that traits like that are neither positive or negative. They just are. They have good sides and bad sides and learning to minimize the bad and maximize the good is wiser than trying to change traits. My therapist is always pointing out the positives of being emotionally sensitive, and my earliest memories of him is his talking about race horses and reactivity. :)
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