Posted by Dinah on November 23, 2007, at 11:24:57
In reply to re-babble thots, posted by Muffled on November 21, 2007, at 14:18:33
I'd say it has been very useful in therapy. Therapy was upsetting to me at the beginning. It felt like there were rules and expectations, yet they weren't adequately conveyed. I felt all these strong emotions, and had no idea if they were ok to have, or what to do with them.
Through Babble I learned that the best thing to do is to talk to your therapist. Even if it's to say that I'm confused because I feel like there are expectations that I don't understand, or that there are feelings I couldn't figure out how to handle. I learned that it wasn't so weird to feel so strongly about therapy.
My therapist thought Babble is great because I hadn't had much experience with human interaction for many years before Babble. I found, and find, it confusing at times. But I guess now less than before.
I can't deny that I hurt sometimes. And I've certainly given up any notions I may have had about having tons of power in relationships. I used to have this fantasy that if I just tried hard enough, or explained well enough, that things would turn out ok. I think I've learned better to let go of *should* and accept (if not embrace) *is*.
poster:Dinah
thread:796383
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