I learned in DBT therapy a few years ago that my feelings, though real, may not always be true. For the last few months I’ve spent almost an hour every morning, peeling away the layers surrounding my feelings, to find the truth inside of them. It’s been difficult at times, but this is how IContinue reading “Layers”
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Manageable
For me, grief is like carrying a bunch of individual items. By themselves, they don’t seem overwhelming, and together they are heavy, but if I stay balanced and keep moving, it’s difficult but manageable, mostly.
Significant
I told my wife I was anxious about my brother’s birthday, and I wanted to make it into something significant. She said, “Celebrating your brother being born is significant. “ You know what? I don’t have to try to “make something happen” because it already did.
I Feel You 