@Captain24 wrote:
I told @Jynx I wouldn’t be vocal in here anymore so I should just not say anything. Just attempt to deal with it myself.
Huh? Did you? Did my forgetful brain do what it is oh so good at and forget this?
Well, that's your choice you can make hun! I mean, you can be vocal about it if you want, just so long as it's within guidelines (and if ever unsure just ask us). No part of me is wanting you to feel like you need to suppress your emotions. And I especially would never want you to feel like you have to deal with everything by yourself.
@Captain24 wrote:
I tried that talking thing @Jynx but my dogs just looked at me like I was silly. It turns out that I just can’t voice it.
Hahaha! Sorry for laughing but I can picture their tiny heads doing that like, side-tilt thing in my mind and that is just a very cute mental image.
I can tell you now I felt extremely silly when I first started out too. It's just cos it's a bit unusual. And because I was told that horrible, heinous, despicable, and stigmatising lie growing up - that "talking to yourself is the first sign of madness!" Such a harmful thing, I think it's exceedingly healthy for us to talk to ourselves.
So yeah, it does feel uncomfortable, and if you're not usually chatty with your dogs (I'm always talking at my cats. Sing em lil songs, too, teehee) they might be a little alarmed, but they'd get used to it quick as you like. And for me, once I sorta 'got on a roll' with whatever I needed to vent about, the ick feeling pretty quickly disappears. That's me though - give it another go if you like but if it's not for you, that's ok too 😉
