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Old Aug 29, 2009, 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Fool Zero View Post
I was wondering -- what, if anything, is the difference between "knowing something intellectually" and pretending that something is so for you when it isn't really?

I've always found it harder, myself, to stop believing something that isn't so if I "know intellectually" that it should be so.
My t talks to me about "acting as if" a lot. I guess the idea is even if you dont believe something is so that you act as if it is and then can act your way into whatever it is. The problem I have (and I have told her that) is that it feels invalidating. I feel miserable and act happy? I feel disconnected and act connected? Feels weird. But I have tried it and it can get me out of myself and my thoughts.

FoolZero- Do you mean you feel its harder if you have to try to act your way out of it? As opposed to really feeling that way?
Thanks for this!
phoenix7