Heel Heal Thyself
One of the justifications I give for having never gone into therapy echoes Charles Schulz's, it might take the edge off my creativity. I know that's nonsense, but when you're looking for a justification anything will do. I knew a since deceased Tony and Oscar-winning actress who was in therapy for years, lurching from one therapist to the next. It never hurt her creativity in the least, she was brilliant in every role she played, but she was an emotional basket case and it didn't do her any good either. She was too cagey for therapy, and too much of an actress, and managed to reveal to the various doctors only enough to project the character she wanted them to see. Thus she remained for herself, and them, the victimized, tragic heroine of her own life.
posted by John M Crowther @ 7:34 AM
5 Comments:
You don't need a therapist.... just some more time to relax, and maybe sleep.
And if you get tired of hearing yourself whine, I volunteer to be your "wailing wall".
Thanks, Kate, I appreciate the offer. In a world where everyone seems to be shouting, it's nice to know there are good listeners.
That was very sweet of you.
Thanks.
Sometimes very creative people need a break, and a change in scenery, (so to speak)to refresh and renew.
I'm not particularly creative myself, so it gives me a great deal of pleasure to know that I'm helping someone who IS creative. Then I get to be a part of the creative process.
This exchange reminds me of a Hungarian joke. A well dressed man was sitting in the corner of a coffeshop and the writers and artists kept coming up to him to chat. A visitor asked why," He's a reader" was the answer. I too am a teader. Roger
It reminds me of something Will Rogers once said: "Not everyone can march in the parade. Someone has to sit on the curb and wave the flags".
I've amended that to:"Not everyone can march in the parade Someone has to sit on the curb and wave the flags and someone has to organize it".
I'm an organizer.
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