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Peter Schlessinger's avatar

I think and feel -- as a 77-year old still-practicing psychotherapist -- that you are doing just fine without therapy. I wish we has more people like you who are willing to undergo what life delivers with as much curiosity and gentleness towards themselves as they can muster -- and report honestly about it to boot! As therapists we're taught that no one can do certain parts of self-examination without help from another. You're not the first person I've met who has made me doubt that dictum. Thank-you for this post.

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I think thinking of an author/poster as a symbol is sort of unavoidable if their voice is very unique and you've read a large amount of their work. (And I'm definitely one of those people who thinks of you as a symbol -- at Vibecamp, I asked you for a selfie, thanked you, and walked away, because I don't know how to start a conversation with someone whose biography I'm very familiar with who knows probably nothing about me).

But, if it helps, you are a profoundly positive symbol! I read your tweets/blog as a shining example of the thoughts of a person who has actually and sincerely chosen to prioritize freedom of thought and freedom of action in a way many dream of doing, but very few actually achieve. I attended your Dance Hell event and tried to channel (what I perceive to be) your energy into my motions, and I had people coming up to me the next day complimenting me on my dancing, which is not a compliment I had ever received before Vibecamp.

So thank you for being a symbol, and I'm glad to read you've found some peace in being seen as a symbol 👍

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