Trying to live from a place of love, not fear.
Thank you @Cactusflower Yes, the self-judgement is the killer, isn't it? I like the way you said about "noticing" and "encouraging". This seems...
@miffybunny Thank you for your thoughtful response. I have always had huge trust issues with other people (probably why I've only ever found...
Thanks, @miffybunny I did do about 6 months of IDSTP but it's not affordable for me and I was so resistant. I felt anger toward my mother...
I do want to heal, otherwise I wouldn't be here. I've always fought for myself to be a better person. I have beaten so many self-destructive...
You'll have to find out how this is happening through therapy. All sorts of things contribute: trapped emotions, faulty/limiting beliefs, poor...
Yeah, I relate. I also do things the hard way or struggle along on my own when asking for help would be easier. My mother always shamed me when I...
This is ISDTP: https://www.tmswiki.org/ppd/Intensive_Short_Term_Dynamic_Psychotherapy (Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy) Unconscious...
Hey, I came to this post because I found your post about your Narcissistic mother. I also have one and am working out how far away I need to be...
Has anyone found that actually leaving an ongoing stressor improved their symptoms? My mother had a narcissistic meltdown at me and punished...
I believe that one of the reasons my feelings don't naturally "come" to me is that I have invalidated them, pushed them away, or dismissed them....
I started ISTDP therapy and found out why I am hypervigilant. I feel unsafe because of my own projections. In interactions with other people I...
@Baseball65 This is what I mean. I need to find my inner anger again. Can I borrow yours? ;) Aha, seriously, I'm really lacking this these days....
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