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Old 11-09-2011, 12:39 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by poingjam View Post
I liked the points about rationalizing reactions, actually. A big part of self-control is finding some kind of logical explanation for your feelings, even if there isn't one. That doesn't mean it's solved, but it forces you to think about it and become comfortable with how you feel, gets you talking it out, all that shit.
Same here. I didn't think she was in any kind of denial or "shrugged off" the doubts and dark moments at all. On the contrary; I got the impression she and her husband had spent countless hours talking and thinking and feeling about all the issues which had confronted them over the nine years they've been living this way.
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