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Death & Self-Indulgence

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Anonymous

This is an old episode but I had to comment about bobs pen predicament. I too feel like vulnerability is like jumping off a cliff, even when it’s something like buying a pen. Telling my partner what I did during the day feels embarrassing to me. When I’m cooking dinner & they ask what I’m making I can’t say more than “food”. Because the idea of describing what I’m cooking & sounding proud or excited feels terrifying to me. I’ve talked with my therapist about it & came to a conclusion that part of the reason for my fear & embarrassment is that I feel like a burden. All the good & the bad about me is a burden. I was a quiet kid who didn’t talk much because I didn’t want to bother my parents, I felt like my existence was a bother. Even the good things were a bother. I was terrified to disappoint them but I was also terrified to take up space in their lives. Something a long those lines. Im sure there’s many reasons why I feel this way but I definitely related to the fear of telling my partner about something as simple as “I searched for a pen & it didn’t work out.” So thank you for sharing Bob!! Even though it’s something to work on, it’s nice to know i’m not the only one with these feelings. And of course typing this out & being vulnerable isn’t as scary as telling my partner I bought a new pen. 😂🖤

Anonymous

It also made me realize why I was triggered by my partner reacting a perfectly normal way the other day & then it turned into an argument bc I was mad! You’re doing the lords work. 😂 I got excited about finding an apartment to go view & instead of saying they were excited she called me & asked about the second room & what we would do with it. To me that meant “you’re dumb for being excited, your idea is dumb, why are you even looking for apartments, you’re an idiot for thinking I’d care” etc etc. when really she just wanted to know what we would put in the second room. But I felt so much shame when I didn’t get an excited reaction I just shut down & stayed angry until an hour after she got home. Because usually I’m too uncomfortable to share about things like that, my ideas aren’t important, being excited is embarrassing etc. etc. Now I’m embarrassed for sharing so much but oh well.. I don’t know you irl. So again Bob, thank you for sharing your pen story. I’m having several revelations all because of your pens!

Anonymous

Brilliant! This conversation held and expressed so much, and remained buoyant through some awesome humor. I find your relationship forever touching:)