Posted by joslynn on November 24, 2003, at 15:00:44
In reply to Re: The Golden Fantasy » fallsfall, posted by lookdownfish on November 24, 2003, at 9:44:35
That was a fascinating article, thanks for posting it.
I can relate to a lot of it, but I disagree with its implication that turning to religion is some sort of second-best solution. For me, recovering from recurrent deperession has a huge spiritual component, and turning to God is not somehow a lesser-than solution than just relying on your own ego. I now can admit that I need other people and I need God. But I guess that is more for the religion board.
Also, as with so many psychoanalytic literature, it is always "the mother this, the mother that." There is no analysis of having a father who is emotionally and/or physically absent. It's all about Mom. I wish I could find something that deals with the father angle, because I think that 's where some of my problems may have started. I deal with it in therapy of course.
That said, the rest is very intriguing and I could relate to a lot of it. It's the kind of thing that I need to read again to digest it more.
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