SimplyMichael -> RE: ok....you can shut up now.. (6/8/2008 1:21:05 PM)
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ORIGINAL: thespiritedsub Maybe it is something I have learned to do to cover my real emotions...I am HIGHLY uncomfortable with letting other people know when I am experiencing an intense emotion and tears are a big hurdle for me...anger is my first trained response to anything...I learned it growing up..... quote:
All i know for sure is that generally it is expected of me to figure out some things about mysel fso that way i clearly understand why i am misbehaving. In the past ive not understood, or actually taken the time to understand, why i act the way that i do. I appreciate all of your help. As said, i am new at this, clear communication is still new for me, understanding myself is still new for me.... Do NOT treat this as "misbehavior", punishing you for doing it is going to make it worse, not better. Imagine when you get angry if your partner was gentle, caring, and accepting of you instead. Your parents made you suppress your feelings and punishment is doing the same thing. What you need to do is learn to deal with them in a mature fashion instead of like a child as you do now. I would ignore the anger and bitchiness and focus on the underlying issue. In short, give you permission to throw your tantrum and once you were done have you look at what caused it and work at creating a safe place for you to experience those emotions. Strip away the shame and guilt around having emotions and the anger you use to mask them. Punishment requires you to get even BETTER at stuffing those emotions down and trust me they are going to come out somewhere sometime anyway. Working with you allows you to get better at DEALING with those emotions and getting to a place where anger isn't your only emotional response and you will be a happier and freer person for it. I have experience with all of this because I used to be quite similar and did similar fucked up shit but when you are 6'2 and your partner 5' it isn't bitchiness, it is abusive.
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