Friday, August 13, 2010

Sigmund

When I was growing up in the late 60's and early 70's, yes I said 60's and early 70's, my parents were involved in a lot of self awareness group therapy session in our home. My dad was a Lutheran Minister, that is why they held the sessions in our home. I heard a lot of "But I hated my mother" and "that's cool" and "you need to learn to trust" yadda yadda yadda.
So often times when I am pondering I find myself, self evaluating and talking to myself. Now now don't be sacred. At least that way I am never lonely. Hee Hee
Most time if I am really honest with myself, I can admit when I am feeling jealous, prideful, selfish or just plain lazy. I really would like to blame someone else for the way I feel, but then alas, I can hear my dad say as plain as day "no one can make you feel anything". I really hated that growing up (almost as much as I hated "I don't like what you are saying to me with your eyes" I wanted so much to scrunch up my face and say "So how's this? Really wouldn't have been wise) because I really wanted to feel like it was someone else making me mad or making me sad. It was their fault not my choice.
Sometimes I feel cheated because this kind of thinking was impressed on me at a very early age. A lot of people back then didn't hear this kind of stuff until college.
So I am a deprived child who never got to blame anyone and I had to be accountable for all my own emotions.
But on the positive side, Sigmund (Sigmund Freud) keeps me from being lonely

Along with all the other voices in my head. ;-)

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