Posted by Partlycloudy on July 30, 2008, at 8:04:53
In reply to Just to clarify something » Partlycloudy, posted by Racer on July 29, 2008, at 20:24:09
I find that isolating does happen at the worst of times for me - when I should do it least. I was able to actually reach out on Sunday when I felt trapped and get to a friend's house here for a few hours. It was nothing dire, yet it was an important step for me to have taken; to pick up the phone and have the person say, "do you want to come over?" and zip! I was there in 10 minutes! Funny, actually, except that I was so miserable at the time.
The next few hours passed and I was ready to go home much calmer. And now I know that I'm NOT trapped, that I can get in my car (any time) and drive away for a little while, rather than feel trapped in an uncomfortable domestic situation not of my making. It was a leap of faith for me, someone who, up until that point, had stayed and suffered, withering and roiling inside, letting the poison seep into my muscles. Not pleasant.
And not something I ever, ever have to repeat.
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