tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7873444722989157802.post8821219326552201817..comments2023-04-02T01:34:27.297-04:00Comments on UNcamouflaged: A veteran back in the "real world": The limits of “therapy”: Some writing on not writingLauren Kay Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14248956855667204685noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7873444722989157802.post-63375462350826485842012-06-26T17:01:55.179-04:002012-06-26T17:01:55.179-04:00Thanks for reading and for your thoughtful feedbac...Thanks for reading and for your thoughtful feedback, Jen! Puddling is definitely not a welcome thing for me, but I dare say it's somewhat necessary at times... I understand now why writers tend to be stereotyped as a bit neurotic and/or overly emotional. I'm actually going in for an initial Cognitive Processing Therapy consultation later this week, so hopefully that will help push me through this barrier, and minimize future puddling. I'm sure at least my boyfriend's upholstery would appreciate that =)Lauren Kay Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248956855667204685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7873444722989157802.post-83132980143364849542012-06-25T23:47:04.146-04:002012-06-25T23:47:04.146-04:00I know what you mean. The last story I wrote was o...I know what you mean. The last story I wrote was one I started in April and finished about a month ago. I haven't been able to focus on anything since. So I've written or re-written just two pages of a new piece almost every day for the last week, looking for someplace to go, but I keep going in circles. I know what I need to write through, but I just can't process it. What's more is I'm terrified that once I head down that road, I won't be able to make it back. All I know how to do is run. I'm tired of living my life crumbled in puddles on the floor.LynthePenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05622584772074333474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7873444722989157802.post-85079691205940444992012-06-25T21:52:56.807-04:002012-06-25T21:52:56.807-04:00Hey Lauren, I have to say that I truly enjoy readi...Hey Lauren, I have to say that I truly enjoy reading your blog. I'm no writer, but as a psychologist-in-training with a few known writing skills, I can admire both your talents with drawing your audience into the raw truth of your experience and your brave choice to go there in the first place. It's not my place, but since I am biased, I might add that doing PTSD exposures on your own (if that's what you're doing) is really hard to do, and you might think about having some outside help with the process so you don't have to become a puddle in your boyfriend's car just to get an essay written.. Then again, I've known a few writers, and I get that sometimes becoming a puddle is a welcomed part of the process...<br />Anyway!! Great blog. -JenZen.Beauty.Wellness.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14529802809280764473noreply@blogger.com