Posted by Daisym on May 7, 2007, at 23:41:10
In reply to inconsistency in my moods, posted by sunnydays on May 7, 2007, at 22:36:03
Sunny,
I think it is so great that you've found some strength and inner peace that is serving you well as you face anger and other kinds of scary emotions. You want it to last ALL the time...but I don't think that is possible for anyone. Everyone feels sad, gloomy, upset and other things from time-to-time. I think for those of us who are working on all these hard issues we forget that. We see all our negative moods as pathology that must be stamped out. Any respite from the pressing fog feels so good and is so novel, that we want to embrace it, hold it tight and never, ever let go.
But moods are aptly named. They change and morph, sometimes in minutes.
You can't control the fog - it drops in and settles on everything. But it also lifts and blows out again. No mood is permanent. More and more you will notice shifting out of a good mood as different, instead of shifting into it as different.
You are still fragile and doing such hard work. Be kind to yourself and don't beat yourself up so much. Comfort that little girl who misses her therapist and needs protection. She didn't get sad overnight, it will take a while to undo this.
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