Therapy

I have avoided coverage of the VA Tech tragedy, like, well, like the plague. I am avoiding it because I know I can't handle it. I am so emotional right now that watching coverage of this will debilitate me for weeks. I know this because I know my limits. I know my boundaries. For good or for bad I can't handle this in my life right now. There are lots of other things that I can't handle in my life right now. Iraq war coverage, Bush coverage, scary movies, any CSI type shows, and the list goes on. I learned to respect my own boundaries and to enforce my boundaries in my life by going to therapy. For years, on and off. I loved therapy, I hated it sometimes too but overall I think therapy is amazing. I think that therapy is magic. I think everyone should go to therapy (or whatever equivalent). AND, I don't think anyone should feel bad or weird for going to therapy. The crazy people in this world are the people that don't think they are crazy. Recognizing that you want/need help is courageous, getting that help is downright commendable.