Posted by daisym on August 9, 2006, at 12:48:01
In reply to Babble stuff (long), posted by littleone on August 5, 2006, at 22:23:21
I think it will take a fair amount of strength on your part to recognize what button is being pushed and admit to it. I hope you will cut yourself come slack and go gently forward with this. You don't have to write perfect posts or self-disclose all the time. Sometimes it is OK to say, "gee, that sounds awful" and leave it at that. I would hate for posting to become a worse chore than it is now.
For me, I started posting about 2 1/2 years ago because I had no one to talk to about all this stuff. Especially the "how do I do therapy right?" parts. Now I am working on finding IRL supports too - not trading in Babble but allowing myself the honesty that feels so good to be more present with other friends too. Not too much honesty, and not all the time. Self-disclosure was not anything I thought I could ever do, so practicing here has really helped. I'm still fairly shy about personal stuff IRL -- I hold a lot of thoughts in my head. But I'm getting better.
I hope this experiment helps you the way it has me.
Good luck!
Daisy
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