Re: My First Counseling Session

June 12, 2010

Keep up the good work,

> > Allow yourself to just go with it all. Don't try to grab anything or analyze

it, justify it, defend it........just allow yourself the cleanse. Your therapist

will be a better judge of choosing what to work on. Over time you will find that

many things that you thought you needed to actively work on seems to just

disappear and become nonissues.

>

> : That's interesting what you wrote here Lorelie. I always try to grab,

analyze, justify and defend all the " its " . I'll sure to NOT do that this time;

perhsps that is why some of those past things I worked on are still lurking. I

have to trust someone with it, don't I? I'm glad I have you all and my

therapist. Suddenly I don't feel so alone and odd. Thanks everyone, I really

mean that, thanks!

> >

> > Working on you will turn out to be the best thing you have ever done. So

many of us have taken on way more responsibility than we should which leads to

guilt and feelings of failure because the reality is that we cannot change

others. You are not inadequate......you are normal. Learn to love it. (smile)

>

> Ha! I've tried so hard not to be " normal " but super normal - that is a person

with absolutely no needs/wants/desires. You know what? That doesn't work so

well. I am normal and it is ok to be just that (warts, scars and all). It's

taken me 45 years to realize that. When all is said and done you better bet your

sweet boopie that I'm gonna grab life by the horns and make a run for it!! First

the trenches then the showers!! Heeeheee..

>

> Toodles for now,

>

> PS: Yes Helen congrates for sure!!

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