Posted by Dinah on March 7, 2005, at 22:14:24
In reply to Re: Reducing participation in babble » 10derHeart, posted by pinkeye on March 7, 2005, at 22:00:58
At the risk of being CBT'ish, there is a way to reduce the emotional tax. If you fully and completely recognize that you are powerless on Babble, that in the end people's lives are theirs, not yours, it becomes a lot easier. It requires really extreme acceptance though. And it's hard to accept our powerlessness.
Which isn't to say that we can't be helpful. Just that we can't really fix other people or their lives. That they are going to be in pain, and we won't be able to stop it.
Which is not as utterly depressing as it sounds.
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