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Thanks for all the answers, James may yours be a long way off. Phil, know the crisis of faith well. I've worked through two so far and I'm hoping I don't hit a third anytime soon.
Tom, can't agree with you, perhaps a deliberate attempt at being contentious? While I agree that aikido may be able to aid you in certain areas of character development, I don't see it as a very sharp tool for dealing with severe emotional problems.
If I, especially after the reasonable amount of time I've spent in aikido, found myself out of control, I'd prefer to show respect to others in the dojo by removing myself as a potential hazard than relying on them to adjust. I find aikido is actually a martial art, not a substitute for group therapy. "chickening out", as you so politely phrased it, would be expecting other dojo members to carry my emotional travails at risk of injury to themselves. I would prefer to take responsibility for my own actions.
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