From 705545d42c0b6b1bb631ac0373d0dad7fe225bc8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Madison Scott-Clary Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2021 15:20:04 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] update from sparkleup --- writing/sawtooth/limerent-object/10.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/writing/sawtooth/limerent-object/10.md b/writing/sawtooth/limerent-object/10.md index 766b7b71..a1cce121 100644 --- a/writing/sawtooth/limerent-object/10.md +++ b/writing/sawtooth/limerent-object/10.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ I wrap emotions in the cool embrace of jargon to soften sharp edges and take the sting out of ones I feel too keenly. It's why I got into this field. It's why I studied what I did. Of course I care for my patients, and of course I love what I do, but my reason for being here, for being a psychologist, is a simple insatiable need to explain away my emotions. -I've talked about it with my therapist at length - we all have them, therapist-therapists, and you should never trust a therapist who does not. We talk about my need to hide behind words as a way of reducing my vulnerability. They become armor, when taken in this sense. +I've talked about it with my therapist at length[^therapist]. We talk about my need to hide behind words as a way of reducing my vulnerability. They become armor, when taken in this sense. There's a tension, then, between these two explanations: to put it the way I did at the beginning is to allow words to be a useful tool to define the edges of my emotions and perhaps make them easier to digest and understand in the process. @@ -37,3 +37,5 @@ I think that the best way to put the goal is to use my language skills to journa All of this, however many hundreds of words, all because I told Jeremy that I think I have a crush on a girl and didn't know what to do about it. Ah well, I suppose that this has already been therapeutic, in its own way. I have a task I can set for myself, and, knowing me, all I need to do is let my sense of duty loose on it and we'll see if it bears any fruit in the weeks and months to come. + +[^therapist]: We all have them, therapist-therapists. I would never trust a therapist who does not.