Posted by crazymaisie on September 20, 2004, at 12:52:42
In reply to Re: dissociation/memories/dreams*posstrigger*, posted by DaisyM on September 20, 2004, at 11:27:43
hi Daisy,
thanks for those recommendations. i have read in session and found very interesting. i love case studies, too. have you read "Love's Executioner" (hope those double double quotes work) i really enjoyed that book. i'll definitely look into those workbooks, too, i think i'll bring them up with my T at some point.
i'm sorry that you don't always get as much support as you deserve. that must make this process all the more difficult for you. i am so very lucky with my husband. to answer your questions he did know a little about my childhood before we got married but it's not something i have allowed myself to explore with anyone until now. he is immensely supportive of therapy. whenever i go through an i'm-quitting-this-is-stupid-and-it-doesn't-help-it-only-hurts phase about therapy he always reminds me how much it has helped our family and our marriage to do this work and how grateful he is to me to put myself through it, so to speak. of course, i feel i'm the one who should be grateful, especially because he dealt with my depression so well. he managed to keep the children on track and do the day job and encourage me all after we moved miles away from any family or support for him and bearing in mind that he is only 26 (even younger than i am!)
i loved what your therapist said about screwing up kids. it is always helpful to remember that there's no 'perfect' when it comes to parenting. it can be hard, though, to remember that you can only do your best when it comes to something so important. and i, too, find they fill me with such hope and courage in some of the more difficult times.
thanks again for the encouragement.
be well
maisie
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