Posted by crazy teresa on August 31, 2005, at 2:13:03
In reply to Re: Thanx » crazy teresa, posted by 64bowtie on August 30, 2005, at 13:23:45
True, the book is pretty basic. When I first read it, I was at a point in my life where some of the concepts were completely foreign to me. I was amazed someone should actually suggest that it's not my responsiblity to make or keep others happy; it was quite an epiphany and I loved the power I was able to take back for myself (perhaps this could be why Dr. Bob and I haven't seen eye to eye lately!) Had it been much deeper I'm not sure I would have been able to find the courage to go ahead and try doing what is suggested, as I was not and had never been in therapy at the time.
I would add to the 'avoidance-of-dissatisfaction' the presence of diminishing returns. When we reach some kind of satisfaction, we're no longer satisfied but don't understand why we're not.
How would one go about not treating another as a citizen should he not deserve citizenship? Would this be like enforcing the concept of 'you don't work, you don't eat'?
Thanks for your insights.
crazy t
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