Posted by Tabitha on December 7, 2002, at 0:49:45
In reply to Emotional divorce, posted by Dinah on December 6, 2002, at 19:07:10
Dinah, What has happened with your therapist? I apologize if I've missed posts about this, but I thought you had a pretty good relationship with him.
I'm probably not the one to give advice on this. I don't quite get the concept of appropriate emotional distance myself. I think I tend to put up walls, because otherwise, I take on others' problems. My therapist has tried to explain the appropriate attitude to me on being open but not too permeable, but I don't get it yet.
Have you given yourself permission to "divorce" people though? I firmly believe there are no obligatory relationships, even to family members.
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