Posted by Anrew on 15/4/2010, 10:07 pm, in reply to "My story"
Well done for getting all this out in the open. What has happened is in the past. Skinner, the psychologist, used to challenge clients by asking them "What are you going to do about it now!". i.e. he forced them to break away from worrying about how a condition was affecting them, to thinking about how to move forward.
As I read your posting, your big worry is the effect your disclosure would have on your girlfriend. As it stands, all you can say is that you have this condition, and that it has already ruined a relationship. Not good. But if you could explain what steps you are taking to address it, she will probably fall in and support you, so long as you do keep on addressing it.
Know the enemy; read up about paruresis, and read up how you can start addressing it - go to our website for this i.e. not this forum.
But use this forum to get encouragement and support from others who have been there. Their stories will have similarities, but also each individual's condition will have something about it that is specific to him or her. Be aware of that.
And as Simon says, aim to attend a workshop. There you will find you are no longer different, and can safely address this condition as your own pace.
cheers
Andrew299
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