Posted by Dinah on December 6, 2001, at 18:03:00
In reply to Still in distress, posted by akc on December 6, 2001, at 15:12:43
Gosh, I hope this doesn't come from your therapist. I can't see how believing you are choosing to suffer to get some sort of secondary gain or that you are choosing misery for some nefarious purpose can be at all useful. It would just add shame to misery. And it is not at all logical. It is inferring cause or motive from the outcome. And there are any number of causes that can result in the same outcome. It's probably more likely that your current meltdown is a result of the accumulation of stressors you've had over the last few months. And when we are feeling frayed, agitated, and unstable we tend to make poor decisions. That is just part and parcel of the illness. I have seen you struggle with harmful urges for some time now. I have seen you reach out both here and more importantly to your therapists and doctor. You have nothing to be ashamed of.
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