Lola Nocheprieta
Diamond Member
@Snowflake, it sounds like you are having one hell of a vulnerability hangover! I get them each time I let my T in on another dirty little secret. Like @BoN-bOn, I'm pretty unflappable in my professional life, I work with graduate students with all types of disabilities, but when it comes to talking about my own shit with confidence and self-acceptance ... nuh uh. Not so much. Not good. No can do. Run away! Run away! Hence, the shame/vulnerability hangover. I am appalled at how I talk to and about myself, I would never talk about another person that way. It is so hard to turn that compassion inward. But I try, I practice. Every time I share something horrible with my T and she just radiates compassion and acceptance back at me (while also not letting me get away with bullshit), it gets a little easier. That doesn't mean it's easy. It's just getting more balanced.
You can do this. You are strongest and bravest when you step out of the shadows into your deepest vulnerability and let yourself be seen by a caring, compassionate, trusted supporter. It will get better, I promise.
[GALLERY=media, 3736]Poem: the promise by Lola Nocheprieta posted Oct 2, 2016 at 11:34 PM[/GALLERY]
You can do this. You are strongest and bravest when you step out of the shadows into your deepest vulnerability and let yourself be seen by a caring, compassionate, trusted supporter. It will get better, I promise.
[GALLERY=media, 3736]Poem: the promise by Lola Nocheprieta posted Oct 2, 2016 at 11:34 PM[/GALLERY]
