Posted by Daisym on June 8, 2006, at 20:08:10
In reply to Lurking instead of posting (Larry Muffled), posted by littleone on June 7, 2006, at 21:59:56
This post sounds a lot like my therapy group last night. We were all talking about trying to fit in and feeling so different and uncomfortable, even if we really, really want to be somewhere.
Like here...I think it takes a certain amount of bravery to open yourself up here and I hope you don't regret doing that. For me it is practice before telling in therapy or practice when talking about stuff with IRL friends. When I get overwhelmed by Babble, I can turn it off. I can't with IRL people, so I need lots of practice.
I think I do know what you mean about being invested in the things you post and waiting for replies. Sometimes I think I'm a thread killer, I can't tell you how many threads end with my posts. I try to remind myself it is my time zone, not me. And I'm painfully aware that I post about the same thing over and over again.
You said you've been working on some of this "stuff" in therapy and I'm so glad you are beginning to talk to your therapist directly and not just on paper. What a huge step. Can I ask how you got into therapy at all, since you have such a hard time talking? And boy, am I impressed that you stuck with it, and your theraist stuck with it, during this long "writing" phase. I hope you are proud of yourself too.
Mostly I want to say thanks for sharing something painful instead of just logging us off.
Hugs from me,
Daisy
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