Posted by lydia on March 31, 2000 at 16:52:50:
In Reply to: Re: The need - and a brief progress report. posted by Hal on March 31, 2000 at 13:47:58:
i don't think that identifying myself by thoughts rather than feelings is any better. It's just how I do it. Yeah i do it to avoid bad feelings, i don't mind the good ones. I would rather think or act than feel bad. I don't know that letting myself feel pain, and dwelling on it will do me any good. I was very hateful for a great deal of my teen years, and i even once tried being open with a personabout feelings, it was a mistake.
I don't see it as growth either.
you are right. it isn't in touch with my so called spirit, i do not understand the existance of spirit.
Strong emotions cause me to do things i would not normally do, so i ignore them.