chamberqueen -> RE: Dangers of revealing your lifestyle in public... (1/15/2009 7:47:51 AM)
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born4serving, I disagree with most of the posters. I think that you see your true self as the person identified by your chosen name and that you feel that your working self is somehow a sham. I'm very glad that you caught the slip before the document was sent. I used to see myself as three people in one. There was Christine, the consummate professional traveling around the world and teaching seminars, chairing international committees, an expert at negotiations, and someone who left everyone feeling like a winner. There was Chris, the loyal and true friend, the one who always made everyone around her calm, the one who looked for lonely people and made sure that they were included. Then there was Chrissy, the lusty wench who left men not believing what a good time they just had. The problem with that is that sometimes the wrong persona came out. I had to work hard to accept myself as all of these things in one package, to reintegrate them in a sense (though they were not truly split personalities), and to see that there was nothing wrong with using all of my skills. It sounds to me like in your mind there is the barrister and the slave, and the slave is winning. Accept yourself for who you are. You are a barrister who has a slave's personality. You can excel at both. While you may enjoy your slavish side more you have to work to pay the bills. Just keep proofreading. : )
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