02-12-2019, 08:45 AM
well - ultimately - I think one has to become more and more able to be fully PRESENT to the deeper pain.
The issue - that I've found - with these mental conditions, is that they are response mechanisms to the deeper issues.
So in a way - they're protective - in the SHORT TERM.
But in the LONG TERM, they can lead to lots of issues: because the actual real causation is never consciously acknowledged. And so it's never transformed, and processed.
But it's hard! Because the emotional trauma is very REAL.
And few people want to actually get CLOSER to the pain. Why would anyone want to do THAT??
So it's a slow process. Of building up self-confidence and trust, to face it more honestly and directly.
The issue - that I've found - with these mental conditions, is that they are response mechanisms to the deeper issues.
So in a way - they're protective - in the SHORT TERM.
But in the LONG TERM, they can lead to lots of issues: because the actual real causation is never consciously acknowledged. And so it's never transformed, and processed.
But it's hard! Because the emotional trauma is very REAL.
And few people want to actually get CLOSER to the pain. Why would anyone want to do THAT??
So it's a slow process. Of building up self-confidence and trust, to face it more honestly and directly.
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