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Old 07-03-2009, 12:29 PM
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Thanks again for the welcome

I'll be starting therapy again soon - after doing therapy nonstop for 10 years, I recently took a six month break. I'm glad I did, as it gave me the opportunity to look at the bigger picture, and figure out the areas that I need to work on next.

WW, you're right, maybe I am expecting too much from myself - as usual, lol. I used to be extremely rigid and ruthlessly hard on myself, but I've managed to tone down my innner critic during these past few years.

Mike, I'll look into Al-anon. I'm not sure I "qualify", though, as alcohol/substance abuse has never been a big issue in my family - maybe I'm being selective by trying to downplay my father's alcohol abuse. What I'm trying to say is that my family was highly dysfunctional in very covert ways; chaotic, violent scenes were extremely rare... and I guess that was unhealthy, too. Oh well, I'm rambling. Thanks again
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