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Originally Posted by feralkittymom
I actually think feelings can be more deceptive. I find my rational mind is a better indicator of authenticity, and the feelings are easier to see as congruent or not. When they're not, I can usually figure out that they are being imposed upon the present from the past.
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This is so interesting. My T struggles to get me to access my feelings because she says they point to an authentic part of myself. I can analyze and 'think' nonstop. Give me an assignment and ask me to present conclusions in triplicate and I'm thrilled. YES, LET ME ANALYZE!!! Somehow or another, I suspect my thinking process is not the complete avenue to my own authenticity. Not sure though - thanks for your unput.
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Originally Posted by hankster
Getting to authenticity is a recursive process for me. Sometimes it happens when I'm eating chips, sometimes it happens when I'm eating salad. It's not the thing I'm doing, it's me.
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Oh yes, I get ya - When I've asked T "what should I DO?", she responds, "that's not the question to ask. The question is "who am I?"
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Originally Posted by stopdog
I have never felt inauthentic. I have felt wrong for that which is being me, but never that I was not me.
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Very lucky, it seems, that you have clarity in this arena.