Posted by Racer on April 27, 2006, at 12:31:55
In reply to Re: Alexithymia » Racer, posted by fairywings on April 27, 2006, at 12:07:16
Actually, what my T said was that I was crying about the thoughts, not the feelings. That doesn't sound sensible, but it "feels" true to me. I'm not sure how to express that, though, but I think she's right.
Yes, I know that I do feel, and I know that I even recognize when I'm feeling certain things, but I don't know what to do with the feelings, so I tend to wall them off. That includes positive feelings, by the way -- the feeling that comes up when I think of my ex's older son, for example, is that sense that my ribs are going to break because they can't contain the love I feel for him. But other than having that rib-cracking feeling, I don't know what to do about it.
Bah. I can't come up with words today. Between stress over the classes I'm taking and the fertility drugs I just started again, I'm on my way to becoming a raving lunatic. I'm going to go hide in the closet now...
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