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Originally Posted by JustShakey
Until recently I used to think people were being deliberately dramatic or fake when they were being emotional. I guess I just couldn't even begin to understand it. Thinking something is cheesy or corny is kinda similar. These days I make myself cringe at times. It's strange, I guess I'm starting to feel but I 'know' I shouldn't. I'll be glad when I get all of me on the same page  |
This is exactly how I felt. I always thought they were trying to get attention or were over reacting. Now I'm feeling the same things
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Originally Posted by Lauliza
Yeah I think some people have a hard time wrapping their brains around the technical explanation of disassociation, but when you say you shut down emotionally or put up a wall, it makes sense to the most people. Your T's language is too flowery for me, but it appeals more to some people.
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Right. It can be hard to understand.
Her language is very flowery, lol. It took some getting used to on my end. I still don't speak that way, though.
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Originally Posted by precaryous
No, my T hasn't said anything like this that I can remember.
To me, it means once my heart was broken I do not trust easily anymore.
I have always been a highly emotional person. I'm still highly emotional. I don't feel numb.
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Yeah, my T has used it in the context of trusting people, too. And how we stop trusting after a point, and have to relearn how to trust.