Originally Posted by Kindeyes

Lex
I picture my emotional state as a "brick". It is MY brick. And I protect that brick. If I give it to someone else, they have the power to smash me in the head with it. Hold on to your brick, Lex. (I even put little notes all over my house with the words "hold on to your brick". On the fridge, on the mirror in the bathroom, on the door to the garage where I get to my car every day. It worked for me.) And if I do allow someone access to my "brick" and they even tap me on the noggin with it, I TAKE IT BACK! (This is how I vision "detachment". I can like someone. Heck, I can even LOVE someone and not give them access to my brick.)