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Waterloo12345
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Default Feb 07, 2019 at 05:06 PM
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Hi All,

At base because of early abandonment I believe I'm fatally flawed. All my parts share this; have a seam of this running through them - I can't even say tainting the rest because it just is.

But today I was thinking: I did something good yesterday work related. I was impressive and applauded by my peers. Forgive me but actually admitting this is pretty huge for me.

My T asked how it went. I said 'ok'. She asked how I felt. I said I felt nothing. It had gone. It was over. No sense of achievement or pride. I'd expected it would be 'ok'. It was 'ok'
Nb she didn't know about this before hand. Only due to my dress that she asked where I'd been. It wasn't a big deal to talk to her about.

Anyway the thinking part Ive been doing was that what I did was not flawed - if I respect the views of my colleagues which I do. And also the objective bit of me can see they are not flanneling me.

Also what I did was due to innate qualities within me as well as others I'd developed. But no maladaptive skills factored in e.g. perfection, overwork, fear of failure etc.

Readers won't recall but I've had a **** two weeks after my doc ceased treating and seeing me. Work has not been done. Life has rarely been done! This was done soooo last minute there was no time for perfectionism and overwork.

And it wasn't perfect. But it was fine. And I did it anyway. I was fine with doing something that was just fine, that i'd chosen to do and that had little real profit in it for me career wise.

It was fine and that was due to my intelligence, insight, charm, speaking skills, intuition etc - things innate or developed by me not linked to the bloody abandonment trauma, the sense I'm flawed, unlovable, unworthy, a failure, done something wrong to be treated that way.

Anyway the proper thinking part is that I've a part in me that does this, is this. I've got parts that reflect the **** things why not ones that reflect the good things?

I wondered if I was just manufacturing her - not sure parts work works like that - but it was more that she was like yes! Finally! You found me. I can get up. I can awake. I can be. Like she's always been there; I've just not seen her. The others welcomed her to the family. Were very happy she was there.

We will see what happens. A bit of me is like crikey not another one to mediate between....😩😂

But I think mostly I'm excited because if I can get agreement to get her to lead on the work things, and her decisions be operative or causative when appropriate even if eg the 10 yr old is flashing back, then that aspect of my life can be easier. I can be visible. Confident. Present. Resilient. Secure in my views and not overly bothered to be 'liked' or want to avoid conflict or be insecure.

Work doesn't care if you, or bits of you are flawed, only that you produce the goods (not talking about close colleagues)

Early days. We'll see!
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