Posted by Dinah on September 24, 2002, at 17:16:56
In reply to Re: Separating emotions from their source, posted by Eddie Sylvano on September 24, 2002, at 9:28:29
My therapist and I were talking about this today. He agrees with me that it is another manifestation of my dissociative ability, and that while it may be helpful in the short term, it is not helpful in the long term. It just contributes to future meltdowns. But what neither of us can figure out is how to stop doing it.
Of course, it's not just true of my melt-down issues. I usually melt down over fears of abandonment or fears of being a bad girl. However, I separate my emotions from my event memories on almost everything, good and bad. I don't know if it's a learned behavior or if it's hard wired. :(
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