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Posted by pseudoname on June 9, 2006, at 12:19:13
That's what I have. (I just invented it.)
I look at my current existence as if it were just a placeholder for my "real" self or my "real" life, which will begin… shortly.
I've looked at myself this way for most of the last 25 years.
I need to stop doing that.
What if this is as good as it gets? (Jack Nicholson's great line in the pdoc's waiting room in "As Good As It Gets".)
…as real …as important …as significant …as meaningful …as satisfying as it gets?
Posted by Dinah on June 9, 2006, at 13:06:32
In reply to “placeholder” syndrome, posted by pseudoname on June 9, 2006, at 12:19:13
I think there have been studies that say that that's how most people live. Thinking things like "Once I (lose 15 pounds) (get that promotion) (get married) (have a child)..."
And that it's better to live life focussing on the present.
I sometimes wonder if this is as good as it gets. I usually see, in retrospect, that there is a sign that my depression hasn't fully lifted. Because the rest of the time, I know that this really is as good as it gets, and that's not half bad.
On the other hand, I'm currently thinking "Once I quit my job..."
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