At therapy last week, I had yet another big discovery; I tend to knock down my own feelings and opinions of things. For example, if I'm feeling upset about something, I will tell myself, "stop it, you're being dramatic". If I'm feeling sad about something, I will tell myself, "it's stupid of you to feel … Continue reading Validating Your Feelings
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She Has Anxiety
Two days ago, my oldest daughter had her first anxiety attack. We are in the midst of having her officially diagnosed with anxiety and/or ADHD, but seeing as I have anxiety myself, I knew exactly what was happening when it happened. Internally, my own heart raced. I felt myself wanting to panic. But instead, I … Continue reading She Has Anxiety
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Forgiving Yourself
At church this past Sunday, the sermon was about compassion; having compassion for others while standing firm in your beliefs. My takeaway from that was "okay, I need to be less judgmental of certain people in my life". Then yesterday at therapy, we had a huge breakthrough; forgiveness. But it wasn't about forgiving others, it was about … Continue reading Forgiving Yourself
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Kind of Had An Episode
Last night, I was triggered by something that I still do not understand about myself. Maybe it's due to my incredibly low self-esteem, maybe it's based on how I was raised, hell maybe it's because of an abusive relationship I was in many years ago, but anything relating to naked bodies even in an artistic … Continue reading Kind of Had An Episode
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Past Mistakes
I realized the other day that even though I'm moving forward with therapy, even though I'm making this attempt at improving myself for those around me, I have left so much damage behind. It absolutely slapped me in the face that maybe therapy and an attempt at changing myself isn't even worth it because the … Continue reading Past Mistakes
BPD: A Journey 