Hi, angelairene,
I think this switching off problem is more of a habit than pain. In childhood I lived in a big family, and we were all in the same house. Everyone used to blame me for everything, and my mother used to give me "lectures" afterwards... basically telling me how devious I'd been, even when I wasn't. They (the lectures) used to go on and on for half an hour or more, so eventually I just learned to phase out and while she was yapping, I'd be thinking about something else, while pretending to listen. This wasn't a problem then, but it is now when I'm trying to reach independence.
Anyway, thanks. What you said may not have been helpful per se, but it got me thinking about it from a different point of view, which may turn out to be helpful. I'll try to approach my switching off as a bad habit, and get rid of it as if it was a habit.
Regards,
Nikola |