Re: Why ask someone else? (possibly...)

Posted by Jai Narayan on April 11, 2004, at 14:41:35

In reply to Re: Why ask someone else? (possibly...) » Jai Narayan, posted by 64Bowtie on April 11, 2004, at 13:04:05

> Possibly, because that's what we do. We wait for approval. We find our social balance point in some impossible place; between someone else's ears! Their brains ain't any more efficient and accurate than our brains, yet we trust 'em first. Darn, that sounds like a bad idea! So why do we do it? why do we trust someone before we trust ourselves?
>
I do the same darn thing and wanted to know why others do it too.
I am working on this topic in therapy right now.
I end up feeling like I'm on a roller coaster....
someone says good stuff then someone else is critcal me...
and I go up and down.....
my stomach can't stand it!

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is it in me? karen_kay 4/9/04
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Re: is it in me? octopusprime 4/10/04
but, is it enough? » EmmyS karen_kay 4/10/04
Re: is it in me? » pegasus karen_kay 4/10/04
Re: is it in me? » gardenergirl karen_kay 4/10/04
why not tell? » Jai Narayan karen_kay 4/10/04
octo, my reading buddy » octopusprime karen_kay 4/10/04
reassurance yes! Jai Narayan 4/10/04
Re: reassurance yes! » Jai Narayan karen_kay 4/10/04
Re: but, is it enough? » karen_kay EmmyS 4/10/04
Re: but, is it enough? EmmyS 4/11/04
Concerned: Be Great? or do Great?(or both?) (nm) » karen_kay 64Bowtie 4/11/04
Re: Why ask someone else? (possibly...) » Jai Narayan 64Bowtie 4/11/04
Re: Why ask someone else? (possibly...) Jai Narayan 4/11/04

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