Posted by Racer on January 11, 2006, at 12:29:37
In reply to Re: Good Luck w/your Pdoc, posted by Deneb on January 10, 2006, at 15:53:46
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> I think I'm a handful... :-(
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> I just realized that I stand out...a LOT...here...
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> There are probably a couple thousand Psycho-Babble members and still I stand out....in a bad way. I just can't believe that I'm me...yep, me...causing all that chaos. I wish I were someone else...
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> I think my problems might be bad...why else would I stand out so much?
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> DenebDeneb, here's my take on it: the reason you stand out is that you're 24 years old! 24, and I get the feeling kinda sheltered. Many of us here also have some bad problems, and many of us have some moments when we feel the way you express feeling -- the difference being that we're older, we have more experience, and so we don't react quite as quickly as you do. I react, rapidly and strongly, to many things that happen in my life -- but I've learned over the years to stop and think before I do anything, or even express what I'm feeling. Now, that's also part of my problem -- trying to hide my feelings -- but it also means that I sometimes get along with people a bit better than you seem to.
Here's a hint to you: standing out here doesn't necessarily mean you're somehow worse off than the rest of us. If you come right down to it, we ALL stand out here in some way, whether that's SLS with his extensive knowledge of psychotropic medication; Larry Hoover with his biochemistry background; GG with her intuition and psychology background; or Dinah with her just general goodness. We all have troubles, and we all react differently to what life throws us.
I wonder if your feeling that you really are so very different is not a big part of the problems you've had here. Maybe if you tried to find the things you share with the rest of us, it would help you get along better? Just a thought, and someone else is much more qualified to assess whether that's true.
Good luck. And how's it coming with finding a therapist?
poster:Racer
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