Posted by pegasus on March 20, 2006, at 9:02:55
In reply to Back to that identity thing again..., posted by Racer on March 20, 2006, at 0:49:33
Interesting. I just had this conversation with my T on Saturday. Of course, my coping is different than yours, but I was talking about all of the positive things that I think it brings me. The list was a lot like yours: makes me feel confident, strong, capable, like I can accomplish big things. And when I'm "in remission" I have this internal critic that tell me that my change in behavior just means that I'm too weak to do what needs to be done.
And then there's this thin little voice on top of it that says, no, it's ok to choose not to do that anymore. It's very faint and unconvincing.
My T says that the critic is part of a complex (she's Jungian), and the thin voice is my real self starting to grow. I'm not sure what to think of that. My real self sure sounds tentative, which is not what I'd like to think I am. She says it's so faint because I'm just learning to identify my real self, but it will grow stronger. I'm just now developing a sense of myself outside of my complex, which is what I've identified with for so long.
So far, I don't get it. But I thought I'd pass it along in case you do.
Peg
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