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Originally Posted by Perna
Calling other people names, trying to make things about them, almost has to happen until we begin to see and make it all about us. Our lives are about us. How we respond to what comes in, how we deal with what's inside and make sure what we let "out" is what will be most helpful to us in our dealings with others.
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Let me make the opposite case too though. Our lives aren't about us. Emotional interactions take place in the world, a world in which as therapy goers we are trying our best to adjust to- right? This is Freud's idea. I would also contend that how people react to us gives us information about who they are, not just who we are. Yes, we always have a choice about how we want to play it-- cooperate, stick to our guns, fight, flee, or try to relate. But I think it's too simplistic to argue every therapy interaction is taking place within 1 person's head.