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nr when things_in_my_head become harder and harder to access, it becomes harder and harder to pinpoint what matters 220522
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nr "how are you feeling right now?"

"i don't know... i feel kind of overwhelmed and swamped. i've had so much to do lately."

"but what emotions do you feel? can you name them?"

"...."

some good_questions are just too_much.
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tender_square i’m realizing i go to great lengths to avoid conflicts with my spouse because i don’t have the energy to fight. 220523
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past i do this, generally. once conflict gets in me it takes an asymmetrical time to get out. in like a flood, out as a drip. 220523
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epitome of incomprehensibility I stayed away from my inbox today because it reminded me of things to do that I didn't feel up to, if I was going to concentrate on planting things.

I was out walking the dog when my boss called me: I was late for an online class. With a new student. I'd completely forgotten it was today.

And that was embarrassing, but it didn't devastate me. I'm usually good with that kind of scheduled thing, and we could extend the class longer.
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nr maybe some inclinations to avoid are healthy and necessary. some people deserve to be pushed away. 220911
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nr it's hard not to be when your fears keep being realized. 221227
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past it's hard not to be when i don't even realize i'm (apparently) avoiding confronting things. 221228
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tender_square yesterday, all these webs of interconnected conflict: mom with dad ("he can't remember anything!"); dad with mom ("quit bossing me around!"); brea with me ("why are you hanging out with your friends more than me?"); grandma with brea ("what does she want from me now?"); grandma with mom ("you don't know what you're doing with my hair!"); mom with grandma ("you didn't even try on the pajamas i bought you!"); mom with brea ("stop about the grandma's glasses, i get enough of that from rena!"); brea with mom ("i don't know what's going on between you and your sister, stop taking it out on me!") is it any wonder why the peacemaker in me would rather just avoid it all? the realization hit me yesterday: i am no longer visiting my family; i don't have the quick escape hatch of running back across the border. i'm here. i'm living it. 221229
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