“If someone had told me then that three years later I would be where I am now, I would probably have yelled at them about how ridiculous they were being and told them to stop giving me false hope…”
All tagged Therapeutic Community
2018 reflections
Thoughts about the changes that have come about in the past year.
Knowing when to stop
Keeping busy is good distraction but self-care has its place too.
Difficult days
Insights into the days after my first EMDR based session and the need for self-care.
Puzzle pieces
Considering therapy options for my personality disorder and how it feels to be involved.
Sunshine and thunderstorms
Insights into public speaking, revisiting a treatment service and dealing with dissociation.
Losing sight of the shore
“You can never cross the ocean without first having the courage to lose sight of the shore.”
Absence and attention
How it feels to have lost a therapist plus an honest admission regarding how easy it is to crave attention from others.
From one giant leap to baby steps
First blog post since my discharge from a 9 month admission to a therapeutic community to treat my personality disorder.
Final review, first look at the future
As my time in treatment at the therapeutic community comes to an end, what will the future hold?
Life in a Therapeutic Community
Personal experiences of living in a Therapeutic Community as treatment for Personality Disorder.
BBQ day
The annual community summer event shows that nothing is ever straightforward!
Anxious and fearful
Today is the final day before my admission to the specialist personality disorder hospital and anxiety doesn't come close to describing what I am feeling right now.