Is it really such a bad thing?
I do not, will not watch military movies and/or tv shows. Too close to home. Evokes too many feelings I barely manage to keep contained anyway. My grandmother died yesterday. She was in her 90's. I know I was lucky to have known her, to have clomped around in her high heels and had tea time with her. I was lucky to have spent the time I did with her. She had an amazing life, there is nothing to mourn, but my family disagrees, which is fine. I just don't want to be told that because I don't want to share all these feelings about this and other instances and all the going ons in my life that I am falling into "a pattern of avoidance."
You know what, so what if I am? Is there really anything wrong with wanting to minimize your worries and woes and concentrate on the good? Why on earth does my family think this is unhealthy?
I do not, will not watch military movies and/or tv shows. Too close to home. Evokes too many feelings I barely manage to keep contained anyway. My grandmother died yesterday. She was in her 90's. I know I was lucky to have known her, to have clomped around in her high heels and had tea time with her. I was lucky to have spent the time I did with her. She had an amazing life, there is nothing to mourn, but my family disagrees, which is fine. I just don't want to be told that because I don't want to share all these feelings about this and other instances and all the going ons in my life that I am falling into "a pattern of avoidance."
You know what, so what if I am? Is there really anything wrong with wanting to minimize your worries and woes and concentrate on the good? Why on earth does my family think this is unhealthy?