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04-13-2012, 09:42 PM

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BlueMoon

once in a . . .

Join Date: May 2004

Location: looking in / looking out

Posts: 1,214

thank you. it's a hard time for everyone involved - but we'll get thru it.

I've learned that when my brain hurts, it's time to STOP THINKING about it for a while! Easy to say, hard to do. I can relate to the obsessive feeling - wanting to get it figured out - NOW! I've had to learn that sometimes it's just not time to KNOW the answer yet - maybe all the facts I need aren't "in" yet . . . Sometimes I just have to LET IT GO - at least for a while - and especially when it involves another person. Again, easy to say, HARD to do. Read a book, watch a movie, listen to LOUD MUSIC (my fav.) - something to switch channels for a bit and give yourself a break. The situation will still be there in an hour. (How reassuring! not)

Keep reminding yourself where the lines are - what's yours and what's his. There's still alot of days I have to pretty much remind myself of those things every 5 minutes. That's ok.

I'm laughing at your comment about knowing things about JAIL! It's twisted, but it's nice to know someone knows what I"m talkin' about in that regard.

Blue