Posted by lucie lu on September 11, 2008, at 18:03:24
In reply to Re: Please be sensitive--BTW......., posted by fleeting flutterby on September 10, 2008, at 10:24:22
Hi Mandy,
I too was impressed at your response, which Racer framed so beautifully in her post. The big secret (well, probably not really a secret) is that most of us are pretty insecure. I loved what muffled said in a thread yesterday that she gets a little thrill of good feeling when her name is mentioned - but she accepts that often it just may not be. Thats pretty much how it is. But given some deep-down insecurity (and I challenge Racer for the poster-child title) , if that happens when you're at a low point and buttons get pushed, its so easy to return a four-alarm response. It happened to me about a month ago, something trivial, bad week, issues and well, the strength of my reaction completely caught me by surprise. I also owed apologies, and the whole thing embarrassed the h*ll out of me. But you know, in the end, I got to know some people better, and it opened up a great thread that helped me talk about deep childhood fears of being invisible. Im not saying it was a good thing to do ;) but just that people here can be really understanding and helpful given the opportunity.
Hope to hear lots more from you!
Best, Lucie
poster:lucie lu
thread:850983
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/psycho/20080906/msgs/851551.html