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Old Feb 16, 2017, 07:42 PM
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I have struggled to recognize and identify what I may be feeling at any given moment. I do little drills just about everyday and I ask myself what/if am I feeling or the cliche' shrink question how does this/that make me feel? I used to not be able to feel anything but anger/ frustration, I was angry all the time but I did not even know the name of what I was feeling and thought that it was normal. I started to feel after I went through a pretty rigorous CBT and psychotherapy regimen. I went for several hours every day for almost a year. I did a lot of "thought challenging" and the therapists worked extensively prying into my emotions. It was a pretty bizarre experience, discovering myself. I once was asked by a partner of mine if I loved him. I had to honestly say no. I felt . . . odd saying that (now I feel really bad about it) because I knew I probably should but I didn't think it was fair to lie to him. We stayed together for quite a while and even now I'm not sure why. I feel a certain affection for him now that I never did whilst we were together. I actually had another person ask me if I was in love with him and I had to say no, but I explained that I loved him I was just not In Love. I've gotten a lot better at identifying my emotions. I am confused a lot because my heart will race or I will cry and not know why still, but I'm much better than I used to be.