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I feel like I am on the verge of discovering something vitally important about myself.  I'm restless, and my thoughts have become increasingly frantic and disorganized.
 
This is not the first time I've been on this precipice.  But this time, it's very intense.  And I know what's probably going to happen.  I'll lose my nerve, and stop overturning emotional stones.  Once again I'll let fear make the decisions.
 
This big discovery?  I'm convinced it's going to be bad.  Once I know what it is, I won't be able to avoid doing the hard work of walking through it.  I feel a sense of forboding, as if the moment of reckoning is rapidly approaching.
 
And so I have to decide whether I dig deeper and clean up my emotional swamp, or turn back and just slap another layer of bandaids on it to keep the infection inside.
 
I know this sounds confusing.  You should hear it from this side.  I'm pretty scared right about now.


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  • silverwhisper said on Oct 22, 2006....
    change is always difficult, mimi.  but that said: you need to explore this and discover who you are.

    JMHO.

    ed
  • Jenna said on Oct 22, 2006....
    Sooner or later the bandaides will not be able to cover the wound.  I say...take a deep breath and walk through that door.  Whatever you decide....good luck.
  • lioneljay said on Oct 22, 2006....
    A dozen or more of your friends will gladly hold your hand as you take these steps.

    :rose:
  • sweetsoul said on Oct 22, 2006....

    How's the bandaid working for you so far babe? The foreboding could be fear of change.

     Go for it babe! *she says holding Mimi close*

     

     

  • secretlife said on Oct 22, 2006....

    Mimi:  the way i look at it is like this...when you're ready, you'll not be able to put any more bandaids on....you'll simply walk thru the swamp - to everything there is a time...

    Mimi: the way i look at it is like this- when you're ready, you'll not be able to put any more bandaids on; you'll simply walk thru the swamp.  to every thing there is a time...

  • secretlife said on Oct 22, 2006....
    Ok, the edit feature has just a few bugs-
  • MissMimi said on Oct 22, 2006....

    Thank you secret.

     

    Thank you secret.  :D

     

    LJ, I know they would.  I have wonderful friends.  But I hate to ask.

     

    SW and Jenna:  Thank you for your encouragement.

     

    And SS, you probably already know the bandaids don't work any more.  As always, {{{hug}}}

     

     

  • lioneljay said on Oct 22, 2006....
    Re: the edit feature, I found that it worked much better when I had my "insert" function in operation.
  • MissMimi said on Oct 22, 2006....
    Well, all of SC is kind of demented since it came back online.  Grrr...
  • ALIENated said on Oct 22, 2006....
    I would give you some of my expert advice, but I have no clue what you are talking about. Did I miss a post that explains your predicament?
  • MissMimi said on Oct 22, 2006....
    I'm sorry, ALIEN, I know it's probably confusing.  Reading the blog immediately before this one may help.  If it doesn't, don't lose sleep over it. Do you communicate well with your wife?  Do you feel comfortable telling her your deepest darkest secrets?
  • missb said on Oct 22, 2006....

    Mimi,

    If I were you, I'd dig deeper :) Just like what everyone said, the bandaid won't solve anything. It's just fixing things temporarily. Hope you'll get through it soon, Mimi :)

     

    [hugz]

     

    Cheers!

  • RollingC said on Oct 22, 2006....
    Courage mimi....take a deep breath and go for it...the future is beckoning.  Something is about to unfold in your mind and just be ready to go with the flow.  It's ok to be concerned...don't be afraid...it's going to happen anyway soooo....be ready to enjoy it.
  • Alyss said on Oct 22, 2006....
    Courage MissMimi, I believe that those feelings of fear and foreboding are natural precursers to change. I am intimately familiar with it myself.

    As I see it there are several options, to wait for the discovery to trickle through, to seize it and actively search it out or to ignore it and suffocate. I've tried ignoring it and am indeed suffocating so I recommend not trying that one!
  • scalywag said on Oct 23, 2006....
    Mimi.....I see the phrase "emotional swamp" to be quite telling, as if it's a set of problems that are intertwined in a complex way.  If that is true, maybe you need some professional help untangling these things.

    But maybe i'm reading to much into it.

    Either way, ((((((mimi)))))


  • MissMimi said on Oct 23, 2006....

    missb, I keep needing a bigger bandaid. :(  BTW, I like your name.  Reminds me of my high school drama teacher.

    RollingC: "The future is beckoning"   I know it is, but somehow I always end up wishing for the good old days.  I'm a fraidy cat.

    {{{Alyss}}}

    this damn edit thing!!! Grr.  I'll have to come back.  The rest of my response got eaten.  Idiots. 

  • MissMimi said on Oct 23, 2006....

    Okay, let me add:

    Alyss, we'll learn deep breathing exercises together. :)

     

    MrWag, good call.  I have recently begun working with a counselor.  And it is work.  It ain't easy to be totally honest with yourself.

  • CreativeWoman said on Oct 23, 2006....
    Courage is hard to find within yourself sometimes.  You get swallowed by your problems.  I know because I struggle too.  That being said, Mimi, they won't go away if you don't stare them down.  Take baby steps if you have to.  That's what I'm trying to do.

    Best of luck.

    CW
  • lioneljay said on Oct 23, 2006....
    MissMimi, CW's comment reminded me of one of the most hysterically funny films I have ever seen. And since you have just started seeing a counselor, you'll no doubt agree with me. The movie is What About Bob?, starring Richard Dreyfus as Bill Murray's shrink. Murray takes over Dreyfus' life in the most unpredictable way. If you have seen this, just remember "baby steps." If you haven't, you're under orders to do so before this week is over.

    That is all.
  • MissMimi said on Oct 23, 2006....
    LJ, I adore that movie!  I love the title, because I know someone named Bob who's a bit quirky.  I think I may need to see it again.
  • MissMimi said on Oct 23, 2006....
    CW, thank you.  Must find courage... Must find courage...
  • Frlncwrtr said on Oct 26, 2006....
    Mimi:
    I know it's tough to walk through the "emotional swamp," but once you get the courage and actually do it, you will probably find it liberating.
    Good Luck!

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