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Mouse_ said:
you feel strong enought inside now to deal with this breaking down of the infantile thinking..

I realise I'm an adult along with all the other adults in the world...

</div></font></blockquote><font class="post">This post is jam-packed with so much insight, mouse.

I feel that in my life I have been very adult and very strong. But the last years, things have been tough and I kind of starting falling apart, very gradually. In therapy, I have recognized I am really not so strong and it is OK to admit that I need help sometimes. In a way, therapy has been somewhat infantilizing, as it has allowed me to not be the strong adult all the time, and give voice to my fears and wants and needs. It's been a positive for me, but I can't dwell there forever. I have to start building things back up and being a true adult instead of a pseudo-adult, who was just hiding everything inside and projecting strength to the world. Now I really want to be strong instead of just a facsimile.

good post good thread