OK, replying to my own email.

I once went to a female therapist, she was nutts, I  didn't  go back.  
Went instead to a male therapist, much better deal..  So the quality of 
the person matters a lot.

Andrea

Andrea
On Mar 25, 2006, at 1:02 PM, Andrea Wilder wrote:


> It isn't that easy.  I wrote about decking a guy verbally for something

> he said that showed a bad attitude.  It took enormous psychic strength

> to speak up as I felt I had to, and I had to quickly run through my

> head the possible downside of speaking up--not a job, not money, not

> romance.  So I spoke up.

>

> There have been many times when I knew the reality was different and I

> just shut up.

>

> Andrea

>

>

> On Mar 25, 2006, at 12:32 PM, Ryan Carter Hall wrote:

>

>> Ida,

>> I may have misunderstood you, but what did you mean

>> when you said that you are saddened to hear that some

>> women think that they can be themselves in the

>> presence of men? Wouldn't it be a good thing if we

>> could all be ourselves in the presence of men? Isn't

>> that what we're striving for- the

>> confidence/courage/belief that we can be who we really

>> are in this male-dominated society. . . and the skills

>> to actually do it.  .  . consistently?

>> Ryan

>>

>> --- Ida <idais1 at comcast.net> wrote:

>>

>>> I am saddened to hear that some women think that

>>> they can be

>>> themselves in the presence of men.  We are

>>> socialized to react

>>> differently in the presence of men. This comes from

>>> a very early

>>> age.  I do think that some women can maintain

>>> themselves to be

>>> themselves but it takes work, committment, and this

>>> does not come

>>> easily in the male dominated society.

>>> Ida

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