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Soliaree said:
I can't even begin to use my thoughts to control my emotions on this issue

</div></font></blockquote><font class="post">I'm thinking, hmmm, well, of course not. Why would you even want to do that? It sounds like repression. And it wouldn't be healing at all. I know you know this but I'll just throw it out--accessing our feelings allows us to get to the root of the problem, and without getting to the root, the problem cannot be solved.

You hang in there, Soliaree. I loved the Hippo exchange with your T, especially this line: "Well, YOU are more to me than any Hippo." I would treasure that forever. It would be fun to write imaginary lines that the client said to get that response from their T. Since I am overweight, my conversation might go like this:

sunny: I found out I gained another 3 pounds. Some days I just feel like a hippo.

T: "Well, YOU are more to me than any Hippo."



Sorry to sidetrack....