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My T has told me that it would be stupid to take away the only release I have and not give me some other way of doing it. This is why he doesn't harp on me for SI.

What he is trying to do is get me to recognize my feelings - just stop during the day and say, " I am feeling _____ right now", and simply accept the emotion. Not act upon it or analyze it, just sit with it and acknowledge it.

My T says wisdom comes from balancing both sides of your life, the emotional along with the rational..........when you make decisions that make both sides happy, then you are using wisdom.

We haven't gotten too much further yet after acknowledging the feelings, but I have been able to do it. At first it was hard, because my mind automatically went into the "fix it or analyze it" mode.

Anyway, just my 2 cents worth.

Mary Alice