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Old Dec 23, 2011, 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by skysblue View Post
I'm not even sure how telling my story is helping at all. What are the psychological elements here? Does verbalizing it do enough to be free of the story's power? So, how does it help me to be a detached observer? Well, for one, to be spared the reliving of the emotional pain. That's not fun nor pleasant. I'll do it if necessary but I want to feel convinced that it's necessary.
The t I see seems to think it is the emotional part that is important, but I cannot tell you why. The lack of emotion when I tell my story is something the t sees as a hurdle.