Posted by Emily Elizabeth on March 18, 2006, at 23:10:29
In reply to Who would you be without your psychopathology?, posted by Racer on March 17, 2006, at 20:31:25
I don't know that I necessarily want to give up my pathologies. I think I'd rather quiet them down a little....
I think of it as the volume on a stereo. When the dial is turned up, I am anxious, depressed, self-loathing, and passive. When the dial is turned to the right level, I am a person of sensitive moods, humble, and respectful of the needs of others.
So it is sort of a continuum. My best and worst traits are one in the same. To totally give them up would be to sacrifice my identity, but to hang on to them too tightly is to suffer.
Make sense?
Best,
EE
poster:Emily Elizabeth
thread:621456
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