Fibri,
Another thought about the journaling. After writing and writing (and lots of tears), everything that came out could be summarized in about a dozen brief phrases, mostly directed at my family of origin. Really childish stuff, but that is the whole point. ;) That's where it came from, you know? When I got it down to the Top Hits, all I had to do was just review the short list. It has things like, "You hurt me and failed to protect me from the hurt of strangers." "You put me down and would not show me respect no matter what I achieved." "I had no power." (I'll bet a lot of us would have similar "Top Hits" lists if we compared.)
But Sarita's post is right, that after a while the "wallowing" does less and less good. You have to know your list, but then there are ways to move on.
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What is the benefit of knowing?
Posted - 05/16/2009 : 13:06:48
