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Old Mar 16, 2012, 02:42 PM
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What does "odd" mean. It is not a very specific word. If a friend called me that I would immediately ask what she meant. To me, one of the things it can mean is "unusual" (synonyms are "singular" and "funny" both of which I consider myself) and yes, I often pride myself on acting in an unusual fashion. If T picked up on that and wondered, "I thought you took pride in being odd" I would say, "Yes, I often strive to be singular or funny, sometimes "quaint" (another synonym) but don't like the synonym "peculiar", I hope you are not thinking I like being peculiar?" I would take the "You don't look odd" to mean I don't look peculiar (or "funny" in a negative sense :-)

Therapy is a conversation and you can't have a very good one only in your head with your own assumptions about another person and what they are thinking, meaning, trying to say, perhaps not very clearly or well such that they may need our help?
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