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Originally Posted by Perna
One thing that use to help me with seasonal and other patterns was to realize how old I was and how many years I'd had the pattern versus how many years I had been aware and working to adjust the pattern. Everything takes time; there is no waking up tomorrow, "cured". It happens slowly, over time, good things too! You don't enter school at 6 and graduate at 7.
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Thank you Perna. This makes sense to me, and really, I only clearly identified the pattern this year, although it has been going on for as long as I can remember. Part of what is hard, I think, is that I have been in therapy for a long time, however much of that time was basically about just keeping me functional. The hard work has only been in the past couple of years. It is really easy to fall into, "I have been in therapy FOREVER and I still suck!!"...kwim?? And, it doesn't help that I have the patience of a gnat! I want to feel better NOW...and the truth is, I will probably always struggle to some degree...