Submitted by Patricia S on Tue, 01/29/2008 - 1:49pm.
Lynn, I love your comment – “the next time you reach out for a hand it’s still available”.There is nothing like a friend who will listen to you say the same thing over and over and over and never tell you that your are stuck; a friend who consistently is there for you; a friend who continues to offer a hand;and a friend who never says “I told you so”.Maybe that’s what a good therapist does also.
It’s difficult to admit you are in an abusive relationship and even more difficult to break free from it. Your friend doesn’t realize it yet, but her husband did her a real favor.Hopefully she realizes what a gift she has in you.If she doesn’t already believe me she will.
I have a friend who works with abused children.She hears horrendous things.I still don’t know how she does the work she does.As an aspiring therapist, that is one of the concerns I have, where do you put the horrible information you are handed?I suppose that is why we are sorting through strategies for taking care of ourselves – maintaining our own positive moods.It’s the old example of an emergency on an airplane when traveling with your children – you have to put on your own air mask first before you can help your child.
Lynn, I love your comment – “the next time you reach out for a hand it’s still available”. There is nothing like a friend who will listen to you say the same thing over and over and over and never tell you that your are stuck; a friend who consistently is there for you; a friend who continues to offer a hand; and a friend who never says “I told you so”. Maybe that’s what a good therapist does also.
It’s difficult to admit you are in an abusive relationship and even more difficult to break free from it. Your friend doesn’t realize it yet, but her husband did her a real favor. Hopefully she realizes what a gift she has in you. If she doesn’t already believe me she will.
I have a friend who works with abused children. She hears horrendous things. I still don’t know how she does the work she does. As an aspiring therapist, that is one of the concerns I have, where do you put the horrible information you are handed? I suppose that is why we are sorting through strategies for taking care of ourselves – maintaining our own positive moods. It’s the old example of an emergency on an airplane when traveling with your children – you have to put on your own air mask first before you can help your child.