Posted by Dinah on January 29, 2009, at 22:22:14
In reply to Do you ever think you should 'Get Over It?'......, posted by Looney Tunes on January 29, 2009, at 22:15:11
> DO you think that you can actually grow, overcome issues through therapy, or would it be best to at some point, give up and try and get over it and accept your life as fate?
I'm not sure I understand. I don't think we should ever give up. I think there are things I'll likely never put behind me entirely. But I can understand their effects on my life today. And therapy helps me make the best life I can, given who I am and what I've experienced.
I'll probably always be sensitive and reactive to situations that remind me of childhood traumas. But I can learn to understand that and deal with it.
I have biological vulnerabilities I'll never get over either. Maybe if I'd started young to learn resilience... But at this point, I manage it. Like diabetes.
So my vote is neither?
poster:Dinah
thread:877153
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