Dear Nina Sakura:

This “irrational side” of you that often leaves you wrecked, as you put it, has a rational side to it, as crazy as it may sound: there is something you are not aware of now that you need to be aware of and that irrational side is trying to bring it to your awareness. If you see a real-life baby crying and you don’t know the reason for the crying, you may call it “irrational”- but only because you are not aware of the reason for the crying. The baby could be hungry- and therefore it is rational to cry so to get the mother’s attention and feed the baby.

Or the baby is sick- again, it is rational to get the attention of the mother so to save the baby’s life.

In a similar way, you become a wreck for a reason. Can you tell me more about the origin of “this highly sensitive, emotional wreck side” of yours? When did you first notice this side…? And will you tell me more about your relationship with your parents, as a child, and now?

anita