17-11-2016, 03:15 PM
Dear Julie,
there is a reason I didn't want to put it here...
It really is a tough text. I was not able to read it in its entirety, because of strong cocktail of emotions it caused me (anxiety, disgust, sadness). Even now, few days later, I don't feel good when thinking about it.
It is true that there are many reservations about that article. First of all, what is the purpose of the text? What is its meaning? What the author tried to tell us? Is it really just a description? If so, why all the negativity? If you want to describe something, the best think you can do is to use neutral language and neutral statements. My conclusion is that the author either just discharged her frustrations or that the text is more clever than I thought and it is written to support introspection.
It works as a great projection material. I can ask myself: "Why am I feeling such emotions while reading about consequences of the transition when I repeatedly stated I am not considering it? It just supports my conviction that transition would be catastrophic for my current life, doesn't it? So why I feel anxiety when something supports this conviction?" What is the answer for these questions? The only logical solution of this riddle is that in fact I actually DO consider transition as a possibility or maybe I even want it. And for me this is really scary realisation. But it is important to admit it.
Oh well... serious tone aside. And now for something completely different. Lets play a small game, find a fish ... err ... find one completely positive statement in aforementioned article.
Poly
there is a reason I didn't want to put it here...
It really is a tough text. I was not able to read it in its entirety, because of strong cocktail of emotions it caused me (anxiety, disgust, sadness). Even now, few days later, I don't feel good when thinking about it.It is true that there are many reservations about that article. First of all, what is the purpose of the text? What is its meaning? What the author tried to tell us? Is it really just a description? If so, why all the negativity? If you want to describe something, the best think you can do is to use neutral language and neutral statements. My conclusion is that the author either just discharged her frustrations or that the text is more clever than I thought and it is written to support introspection.
It works as a great projection material. I can ask myself: "Why am I feeling such emotions while reading about consequences of the transition when I repeatedly stated I am not considering it? It just supports my conviction that transition would be catastrophic for my current life, doesn't it? So why I feel anxiety when something supports this conviction?" What is the answer for these questions? The only logical solution of this riddle is that in fact I actually DO consider transition as a possibility or maybe I even want it. And for me this is really scary realisation. But it is important to admit it.
Oh well... serious tone aside. And now for something completely different. Lets play a small game, find a fish ... err ... find one completely positive statement in aforementioned article.
Poly