Posted by Donna Louise on June 16, 2006, at 6:04:29
In reply to Re: Emsan-Day 36 » Donna Louise, posted by Jakeman on June 15, 2006, at 19:21:11
> > > > I am afraid of my anger too, but I stop being frightened of someone when I am openly angry with them. It's when I am covertly angry but unable to express it that I get frightened, maybe. (Perfect fear driveth out love, of course, just thought I'd throw that in.)
> > > > Declan
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> > > I went to see the Dalai Lama when he was in town a few months ago. He told a story about being very irritated when he was trying to sleep in his hotel room and they was music blaring from a dance club across the street.
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> > > ~Jake
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> > Well, that is one to remember. If it is ok for him, it is ok for me...
> > I know and am comfortable with the so called negative emotions. I have been doing recovery work for over 20 years, and still have a ton of it to do. It is the excessive, pathological, inappropriate emotions that are a problem for me.
> > The anger, the appropriate, protective anger can still scare me, it is a lifelong thing, but I know it is my friend. And one of the big problems with sri's is that it robbed me of my feelings. I have spent too much time making friends with them and learning to appreciate them to walk around numbed out. There is ecstasy, if only for a moment, on the flip side.
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> > Donna
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> I had the same problem with ssri's. I liked my feelings taken away... for a while. But eventually it seemed that I lost some of my humanness. If that makes sense.
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> Jake
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>I know exactly what you mean. At first it was a relief to be rid of the oppressive feelings but then I too felt I lost compassion and zest. Humanness, spirituallness, yes, they felt gone and I won't go there again. uhmm, unless it gets really really bad....oh, I hope I don't have to go there again..
I don't know if it is possible, but I feel better already after only two days on 25mg lamictal..Oh please, let it be so!!donna
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