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Hi all,

I really want to know something. One of the main things with people who have apd is their low selfesteem.

From a scale 1 to 10 where do you see yourself( regarding the selfseteem)

What where your goals stepping into to an office of a therapist?

If you are in therapy , what have you done diffrently in order to reach your goals?


For those who have succseeded did it do at least ...

Hi, I stumbled across this site while searching online for advice on dealing with the end of a therapeutic relationship. I have been seeing the same therapist for nearly two years now. Given an extensive history of trauma in childhood and adolescence and recently in early adulthood it took some time for me to open up and trust her. About 6 mo. into the relationship, I started to see her without the cloud of suspicion ...

Upon searching this forum I was surprised to see no mention of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, so i thought I'd add a thread for it in case anyone is interested. From what I've read, I actually prefer Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to traditional Congnitive-behavioral Therapy (CBT), though it seems they're essentially meant to effect similar results.

ACT involves accepting your emotions, not simply your reactions thereto, letting both your loudest and most subtle feelings ...

I was assessed for CBT but was told I was not ready for that until I had done psychodynamic. Went aong for 6 weeks and then had to give that therapy up. I was getting extreme panic attacks and felt unable to cope. I have since been assessed by a social worker who is part of the mental health service. She comes to visit me once a week. However the same thing is happening as ...

Was wondering if anyone with Borderline PD has had success with treatments such as Dilectical Behaviour therapy etc?

What treatments have you engaged if you were neglected(No emotional closeness, never hugged, just physical punishment) by you're mother?

I have bipolar disorder and an anxiety disorder, I think it would qualify as obsessive-compulsive disorder. I haven't talked to my psychiatrist about my anxiety because I don't want to take SSRIs or those addictive drugs like Ativan and Xanax.

My question is if I should see a psychologist or therapist of some kind.

When I was a kid I felt extremely rejected by my parents. I won't tell any stories, but suffice to say ...

i just want 2 know if, for someone like me who cuts, would therapy be helpful. ive been cutting for a few months on and off but i want 2 stop. i cant seem 2 figure out why i cut. im almost 14 and i dont want any of my family members to get involved with my...issue, so ive been thinking when the right time to find a theripist or whatever would be. i think ...

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So I believe I am at the point where therapy isn't easy anymore. Nor is it fun to go to, or something I look forward to now. I have accepted who I am and all that it entails, I have accepted that it's not ideal. I have not accepted that it's something I need to change. My therapist is... frustrated. She knew off the bat that I was going to be resistant today (comment on ...