Wow, I got so much out of your post, at the rotten end of a long & frustrating day. The breeding of avoidance through weaponized empathy (or nagging!) is a connection I hadn't made before, but makes so much sense. Some of these things I practice outwardly, more or less, while being internally the hard-on-myself champion.
Yes the cultivation of an avoidant personality deserves its own post, and I want to get to it, but first as I work on myself I want to share what I learn because I literally owe it to humanity that I can understand these matters at all.
You surprise, Mister Price, what with your versatile insightfulness. When I saw you had a new piece, this one, in my inbox, I was drawn to see what you had written. It has been a long time since I have formally taken myself through the thought exercise of looking at myself objectively, with the compassion of other, even as I am well versed in thinking objectively about the stuff of my life. That I was instantly able to go there, be there, outside of myself, looking at myself with the compassion of another, is not surprising. What is surprising is its unexpected arrival with your post, a gift. Thank you, be well.
Wow, I got so much out of your post, at the rotten end of a long & frustrating day. The breeding of avoidance through weaponized empathy (or nagging!) is a connection I hadn't made before, but makes so much sense. Some of these things I practice outwardly, more or less, while being internally the hard-on-myself champion.
A good piece to ponder further, thanks.
Yes the cultivation of an avoidant personality deserves its own post, and I want to get to it, but first as I work on myself I want to share what I learn because I literally owe it to humanity that I can understand these matters at all.
You surprise, Mister Price, what with your versatile insightfulness. When I saw you had a new piece, this one, in my inbox, I was drawn to see what you had written. It has been a long time since I have formally taken myself through the thought exercise of looking at myself objectively, with the compassion of other, even as I am well versed in thinking objectively about the stuff of my life. That I was instantly able to go there, be there, outside of myself, looking at myself with the compassion of another, is not surprising. What is surprising is its unexpected arrival with your post, a gift. Thank you, be well.
That's very encouraging, I appreciate it.