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Old Jul 08, 2010, 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by birdcrazy View Post
So, my tdoc is going to work with my pdoc about rearranging my labels again. But I have a bad habit of thinking the labels define everything about me. Maybe the new labels are right, maybe they are wrong, I dunno. But how do I kick the habit of thinking the labels are all I am?
Dear Birdcrazy,

The longer they've been pasting labels on you, the tougher it is to escape, but the fact that they change the labels with some frequency is proof that they cannot define who "you" are. There's no label in the world that could "define" or "describe" the real you. You can picture a real, heavy safe, with walls six inches thick, a door and a combination lock. Stick the labels in there, close the heavy door and roll the combination lock. Don't open the safe again until right before you see your P or T. Afterwards, put them back. This kind of stuff has worked for me for years. It sounds hokey, but one can wilfully forget things and then retrieve them as needed.

Take care.