Vashna wrote:
No, no that is really quite helpful. I did not mean to sound confusing if I did. So, you believe that I am unsettled because I am so unused to feeling good? That actually makes a great deal of sense, and explains a lot of how I think. That could really be a key to solving my trouble. Thank you
That's really good way to put it... plus, when you are feeling down, depressed, anxious, etc. - you tend to have a high awareness of specific things going on around you (while others are supressed or pushed to the periphery). When you feel happy, I would imagine that it would be a pretty disorienting experience when you are familiar with the landmarks in the land of guilt and worry. You need not suffer on another's behalf... might suggest the Buddhist practice of detachment, allowing their pain to have space in your consciousness then let it pass, acknowledging the experience without adopting it for your own.
M.
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