tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14595200.post116049503090863830..comments2023-09-13T06:18:33.808-05:00Comments on Neurotic In Ashburn: Fake It 'Til You Make ItAshburnitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08178625862969850097noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14595200.post-1161016752546269942006-10-16T11:39:00.000-05:002006-10-16T11:39:00.000-05:00I'm a big believe in sobbing like a baby and doing...I'm a big believe in sobbing like a baby and doing the whole 'poor me' routine for a whole week. Hopefully someone will see humor in themselves doing that and will have had time to grieve and then move on feeling much less pathetic. But then again, I LOVE POSITIVE THINKING!!!!<BR/><BR/>Hm...count me in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14595200.post-1160613383371764372006-10-11T19:36:00.000-05:002006-10-11T19:36:00.000-05:00velvet- very true...kind of like the "me thinks he...<B>velvet</B>- very true...kind of like the "me thinks he doest protest too much" factor.<BR/><BR/><B>I-66</B>- very good point.<BR/><BR/><B>anon</B>- good. please let me know if it works for you.<BR/><BR/><B>oss</B>- but is it possible to change your beliefs by convincing yourself of those new, more positive beliefs?<BR/><BR/><B>prslave</B>- yeah, I'm thinking that getting over an ex is a Ashburnitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08178625862969850097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14595200.post-1160591260299360622006-10-11T13:27:00.000-05:002006-10-11T13:27:00.000-05:00Tried it and it just didn't work. I felt I was li...Tried it and it just didn't work. I felt I was living a lie. <BR/><BR/>I don't think you'll be happy with this but I'm curious to see what happens.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393234934008656683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14595200.post-1160585732029854192006-10-11T11:55:00.000-05:002006-10-11T11:55:00.000-05:00hoorraay for SPOT!hoorraay for SPOT!Carl Spacklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12346189642978640571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14595200.post-1160573160572312232006-10-11T08:26:00.000-05:002006-10-11T08:26:00.000-05:00i admire you desire to change. it takes alot of c...i admire you desire to change. it takes alot of courage. i'm anxious to see the results!Carl Spacklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12346189642978640571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14595200.post-1160570738962881542006-10-11T07:45:00.000-05:002006-10-11T07:45:00.000-05:00I've been trying this move for over 2 years now, w...I've been trying this move for over 2 years now, with pretty good results, until I run into her of course, which always seems to happen every few months and messes everything up.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09404410123848181520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14595200.post-1160542378892490022006-10-10T23:52:00.000-05:002006-10-10T23:52:00.000-05:00One of the things high-achieving, intelligent peop...One of the things high-achieving, intelligent people have in common, according to a lot of psychological research, is a fear that they're not really all that great and that the next test (crisis, assignment, project) around the corner is the one that's going to prove they've been faking it all along.<BR/><BR/>It took a bunch of years of therapy to recognize this in myself. <BR/><BR/>My guess is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14595200.post-1160529534183761532006-10-10T20:18:00.000-05:002006-10-10T20:18:00.000-05:00I so wanna believe your theory is right. There are...I so wanna believe your theory is right. There are a SLEW of beliefs I need to make myself believe. Especially that working out part.<BR/><BR/>Maybe I need to start practicing? ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14595200.post-1160521758658200102006-10-10T18:09:00.000-05:002006-10-10T18:09:00.000-05:00Would "who you really are" include Shy and self co...Would "who you really are" include Shy and self consious. Your behavior may be shy and self consious, but does that describe who you really are in your heart of hearts?<BR/>Hopefully I'm not going tangental here but it's almost a councelling thing-- seperating the behavior from like- your soul. <BR/>I think right now what you do could be considered faking it, not speaking up, hiding what you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14595200.post-1160505097067724102006-10-10T13:31:00.000-05:002006-10-10T13:31:00.000-05:00I actually think Fake it till you make it works pr...I actually think Fake it till you make it works pretty well for most things except getting over the relationship...<BR/><BR/>In my experience, no matter how many times I tell myself that I'm over the ex, or tell other people that I am, hearing from her still makes me just that little bit unsure that I might be completely deluding myself. Instead, I feel better about it, just like the edge of theJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16690446780662979907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14595200.post-1160499530822168292006-10-10T11:58:00.000-05:002006-10-10T11:58:00.000-05:00I think faking it til you make it can work for LOT...I think faking it til you make it can work for LOTS of things. They used that phrase a lot at the drug and alcohol rehab I did my practicum in for my undergraduate degree. And "fake it 'til you make it" is EXACTLY what I did to get over the majority of the social anxiety I had as a kid (although I wouldn't have known to call it that at the time.) <BR/><BR/>But, while faking it til you make it Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05614160953600442436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14595200.post-1160497985016727592006-10-10T11:33:00.000-05:002006-10-10T11:33:00.000-05:00I'll fake it till I make it if you need company. I...I'll fake it till I make it if you need company. I'm going through exactly the same thing you are. I take great comfort in reading celebrity gossip rags and learning about stars breaking up and getting on, because it makes me feel not so alone. Hey, if Jen can break up with Brad and get over HIM, then I can definitely get over my ex. But SURE, I'll totally do this with you as an experiment. I'm Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14595200.post-1160497447200213502006-10-10T11:24:00.000-05:002006-10-10T11:24:00.000-05:00"It's not a lie if you believe it""It's not a lie if you believe it"I-66https://www.blogger.com/profile/12929341629393348737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14595200.post-1160497320174994682006-10-10T11:22:00.000-05:002006-10-10T11:22:00.000-05:00You know, it's funny you post this. I was just tel...You know, it's funny you post this. I was just telling someone the other day that when people make severe proclamations about themselves it's usually a lie. Take for instance the person who swears they never tell a lie. Usually turns out they are the biggest liars in the bunch. So don't try too hard at this!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06111859186896686753noreply@blogger.com