Post Workout Reflection with Kitty #5 I have a spanish teacher just to talk to me as a therapist 2 to 3 times a week. It's cheaper than therapists that speak English because Latin America is full of 3rd world countries. This is related because if I don't start meeting my fitness targets...See More »
Living as my own parentI'm starting this by saying that I'm thankful that both of my parents are alive and well, and I'm grateful because they managed to raise my older sister and I. I'm aware of how hard it must have been for them to start bulding a family and a house...See More »
That girl was far from happy (TW: eating disorder). I've been listening to "15" on repeat and looking at old pictures.. It's first of all hard to understand that I looked myself in the mirror and felt like I was obese in 2013 (these pics are from 2013). But also, 2012/2013 was probably two of the...See More »
Emotional estrangement from parents This was an Interesting video. Especially when she mentioned the “emotional estrangement.” I still have a relationship with both of my parents and my stepdad. But none of those relationships are intimate. I grew up as an only child of my single...See More »
When people try to get close to me I get very afraid...Realizing in these sessions that when someone is offering me help or telling me they care, I get mega afraid and anxious. It doesn't compute as warmth, to me it means someone is lying and/or about to hurt me. It's the way I grew up. It's the way...See More »
Everyone, please give a warm welcome to your new secretary, coworker, doctor, boss, therapist, financial planner, sibling, parent, spouse and sexline
Stay with new therapist?So I began seeing her back in January. I have been with her nearly 4 months. She is positive and kind and empathic...but doesn't SAY much to me about my issues. If I talk about having no self esteem from decades of horrible abuse, instead of...See More »
I saw my new doctor..It's a man. Which I have mixed feelings about^^ My first impression was "hell no", but then we talked for a while, and I don't know.. I've never had a good relationship with any male doctor I've been to.. But I'll give him a chance^^ He laughed...See More »
So this moth goes into a podiatrist’s office...The doctor asks the moth, “What seems to be the problem?” The moth says, “Doc, I don’t know where to start. I feel like my whole life has been a waste of time. I’ve been at the same job for twenty years and I don’t just hate it, I’m revolted by it....See More »
Had no choice but to walk outSo I developed sciatica a few weeks ago and it's been excruciating. My doctor referred me to a physical therapist and my appointment was today. I was in a lot of pain when I walked in, and I went up to the desk and the receptionist looked at my...See More »
My grandson started seeing a therapist a few months ago.He’s just now 12 and has some issues to work on. Nothing horrible, he’s angry because he has a mom who’s never been his mother and now a brother who she actually cares about. He’s angry for other reasons too, things that I knew he would find in his...See More »
seeing my new doctor next weekUgh, I feel like I'm just being pushed around the system from one therapist to another - to one doctor then another.. Since I started therapy in 2021, I first saw one psychotherapist, then I was sent to another one for treatment, then I was sent to...See More »
How would you feel if your therapist said this?I was discussing dating and my intimidation with men. How I want to date but don't feel enough.. due to my issues. I liked she Said I don't need to heal all my Issues or be Perfect to date. That men will have issues too. But then She said "You...See More »
A story Ep 6/8 : How i got betterChapter 6: A Catch-22. – How I got better. Looking back: After returning from CT in 2004, I’d basically been waiting to start over again because I’d hit rock bottom then and lost all I thought I wanted (...See More »
Anyone heal from Narcissistic abuse? (Or any trauma )Some days I feel I will never heal. It was extensive, debilitating, awful abuse for 25 years straight..daily. I feel some of this was so horrible that I am too far gone to be helped. I have extreme self doubt which I read is a top result of...See More »
Therapists, counsellors and psychologists don't treat psychopaths or narcissists... But God treat everyone...
Does it matter if you’re the firstborn, the middle child, the youngest or somewhere in between?Where do you fall in the family birth order? Are you the eldest? The middle child? The youngest? Or are you an only child? Do you think your placement has affected your life and how your family sees and treats you? In “Why Your Big Sister Resents...See More »
I'm actually feeling emotionally strongerMy therapist, my friends, you guys, the dogs++++, my medication, eating well... all of these things have helped me so much I intend to only get better 💙 I am going to live for me and those around me. Help where I can, and enjoy myself. I love...See More »
Need job advice: Nanny vs. After school positionI have been unemployed for a bit now and want to get back to a part time job, but I am torn. I love kids and being a nanny one -on -one with a child, but the only thing is you do not get other adult interaction really. I may need to live alone soon...See More »
California to shift funding from mental health programs to affordable housing. Photo above - Surrealist painter Rene Magritte's commentary on psychotherapy, titled "The Therapist". I was blown away when I read the link below. California Governor Gavin Newsom typically gets SO MUCH wrong. This time he's completely right. The...See More »
They criticized Israel. This Twitter account upended their lives.Washington Post April 16, 2024 Dani Marzouca was in bed trying to sleep when the phone started buzzing. An organization dedicated to publicly rebuking critics of Israel had posted on X a clip of Marzouca declaring that “radical solidarity with...See More »
My therapist thinks I'm neurodivergentShock horror Ayyy another disability to add to the list. Step aside epilepsy, we've got a new friend now
If you go to therapy, do you do most of the talking?Or does your therapist? Or is it pretty equal? I do most of the talking. I do have many issue s that are typically on my mind. It's just that even when I leave pauses in between certain issues, my therapist mainly nods. She does add 'some' useful...See More »
Is it okay to be nervous?I get about 2-3 massages each year because I really enjoy them and they are very relaxing. Well, the massage therapist I normally go to stopped doing them, which I am disappointed. I have been to different massage therapist since she quit, but I...See More »
I emailed my therapist a big, long word vomit about some kinda traumatic shit that happened in my lifeand she just sends back "This is a lot. That must have been really emotional for you to type out. (Sent from my iPhone)" Idk if that's a normal therapist response. Comes across as kinda like, patronizing I guess? IDK, the vibes were off and I felt...See More »
