Communication and CD'ing

[Gwen]

[quote="DonnaT"]I really don't think anybody left because they were unhappy with the forum. More than likely there are other issues as well.

Sometimes people just feel drained trying to cope in the real world, ...

..... My wife wants me to stop posting and gets upset when she finds me still here. It's just something she'll have to live with. Being online with other CDs is my only outlet. I could join a local TG group as an outlet, but it wouldn't be the same.

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My problem is that I'm not much of a talker/typer. I've never really been able to connect via the computer. I can't see your eyes.

My first visit here was likewise overwhelming. I rushed out to buy books, I forced myself to shop, and confronted a few people close to me that we're "sorta" okay with it..

I'm having a LOT of personality conflicts and I feel vulnerable to others influences. I avoid the long discusion via boards like this. I can barely keep up with online chats either.

I feel really awkward because I need a new language. One that transmits the "in between lines" that English often skips.

Okay, like I posted a reply in another group asking about an X-Dressers sexual preference. I tried to write, but damn. It will never come out the right way.

Did I say my wife was supportive? Yeah.... BUT....
and I really really love her.


Well, the point is that there are some of us that are so twisted that we'll never be able to communicate until there's a one on one relationship. That doesn't mean this site isn't cherished!

Anybody wanna do it? HA!

[Loretta Ann]

Gwen Wrote:

Well, the point is that there are some of us that are so twisted that we'll never be able to communicate until there's a one on one relationship.

The only way to become un-twisted is to move out of your comfort zone. Like you have done here. Not all at once, indulge and retreat as often as you need to, and eventually you will get to the place where your comfort zone has changed.

Anybody wanna do it?

I suspect the kind of people that would like to do it would be those who are similarly affected, and growth may not occur under such circumstances.

It might help to view it as being called to a higher level of communication, that when achieved will open doors for you that in the past were closed.

Love Darlene.

[Absaroka]

While we do need to venture out of our comfort zone to grow, don't do anything you really don't want to do. Like why force yourself to go shopping? Go only if you want to, although I realize it is not that simple.

Andrea