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Just thinking
| Thu, 04-22-2004 - 10:43am |
So what do you do when you start to get inside the psyche of your behaviours and uncover certain insightful pieces of information. What do you do w/ this information?
When you start searching deep into why you may behave certain ways and start understanding perhpas why you behave the way you do or what may have caused us to seek an escape from reality with our A's, then what?
Its like "ok great!! and?" Does uncovering some of this information really help to stop recurring similar behaviours?

This new level of self-awareness has helped me immensely in handling situations which I couldn't in the past. I'll use this past weekend as an example. I had the trauma of DS6 being hospitalized in very critical condition. I realized this was triggering some emotions for me and that one of my responses to trauma is to escape. I know that I handle escape by using drugs or alcohol, or calling OMM. Today, however, I know, really know, that drugs, alcohol, and OMM are not going to change anything in the long run. They may make me feel more comfortable in the short run, but afterwards, I'm going to be totally sorry. Enter the second thought: find a healthier way to cope. No one has ever died from feeling uncomfortable. Get THROUGH the feeling, don't avoid it by finding an escape.
That's the beauty of self-awareness. If you understand what triggers you and why, you won't respond in a way that causes damage to yourself or others. JMHO.
Thank you. You brought some simple clarity as to why I need to understand the reasons behind my actions.
I dont know any of you personally but I swear I love you guys! Thanks for always giving me such great advice.
Can you tell that my personality is an emotional mush pot?
ps - how is your son doing?