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Daily Excerpt: Healing from Incest (Henderson and Emerton) - Light at the End of the Tunnel

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  Today's excerpt comes from Healing from Incest (Henderosn & Emerton) -  Light at the End of the Tunnel   Self-Assessment I have a real hesitancy to believe that I can gauge where I am emotionally with more accuracy than in the past. Still, I thought it might be useful to try to explain what the headspace of a 60-something is like after years of therapeutic work and figuring out how to live and how to have faith. I’ve been able to live a number of years where dealing with one issue or another from the past does not have to be a priority every day. At the same time, I realize that a “Gold Star” is not going to be awarded for having achieved perfection in all areas or having resolved all issues. I also know it is dangerous to think that I will not have to deal with anything troubling again. I understand that were I to continue in intense therapy, the things I could or perhaps should deal with would be never-ending, but I suspect that almost anyone, whatever the past experiences