losing control
>I can’t imagine anything worse than losing control.
Supposedly everyone places different emphasis on life’s four priorities:
excellence, comfort, pleasing and control. There’s a quiz that lets you
pick your top choices (if anybody wants to take it, I’ll find the
website) — but even without taking the quiz, you can sometimes guess
where your priorities lie!
Laurie, who (like a lot of firstborns) ranks excellence on top
November 20th, 2004 at 6:14 am
<< Supposedly everyone places different emphasis on life’s four priorities:
excellence, comfort, pleasing and control. >>
Well, I’m not really a control freak. What I mean is I can’t imagine anything
worse that losing touch with reality, not knowing where I am, what’s going on
around me, etc. I suppose that’s why "getting stoned" never held much appeal
for me.
Patrick
November 20th, 2004 at 3:50 pm
>losing touch with reality, not knowing where I am, what’s going on
>around me, etc.
Wow, see, I LOVE that! As long as it’s not my fault, so to speak — I
wouldn’t want to take responsibility for deciding to do drugs, but that’s
what I liked about reactions, was that I didn’t HAVE to take
responsibility.
This is sounding kind of weird, I realize…honest, I’m not that bad! I
probably just need to put down the reins a lot more often than I’ve been
doing over the past few decades.
Laurie, wishing there were a discount spa next door
November 20th, 2004 at 10:30 pm
<< >losing touch with reality, not knowing where I am, what’s going on
>around me, etc.
Wow, see, I LOVE that! As long as it’s not my fault, so to speak — I
wouldn’t want to take responsibility for deciding to do drugs, but that’s
what I liked about reactions, was that I didn’t HAVE to take
responsibility.
This is sounding kind of weird, I realize…honest, I’m not that bad! I
probably just need to put down the reins a lot more often than I’ve been
doing over the past few decades.
Laurie, wishing there were a discount spa next door
>>
Well, then, Laurie, I very scared. I pray to God (for my sake!) that you
never drop low and lose touch with reality (which you claim to love) while
you’re behind the wheel of a car!
Patrick
November 21st, 2004 at 4:08 am
When I read this, I figured *control* meant of one’s faculties - not
controlling others. I, too, want full control of myself - I am not a
candidate for hypnotism. I do not like rollercoasters since I want the
control of myself. I love to drive. I would rank excellence as #2. I’m of
melancholic temperament.
Jan
November 21st, 2004 at 12:23 pm
Patrick,
I agree with you. I think some of this feeling I have comes with growing up
with DM. I "had" to always be in control of myself. From the time I started
1st grade. No one else knew what in the heck to do for me. It even carried
over in our marriage. I "have" to take care of myself. Only thing he will
go is take me to the ER if things are out of my control. That is 25 miles
from here and I couldn’t make it in a bad hypo. So I know this control
thing is ingrained in me. I don’t try to control others or situations, but
I have to have enough control over me to know what is happening to my body.
Gail
November 21st, 2004 at 8:31 pm
Laurie,
When you have a reaction is when you better be holding the "reins". You had
better be treating it.
Gail
November 22nd, 2004 at 10:03 pm
AMEN!!! to that!, Patrick…..
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