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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 513499" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Janet, I know both of us probably have more mental health issues than many people on the board. I want to tell you what type of therapy really helped me, as opposed to traditional stuff. The "let's talk about it and get to the bottom of it" never helped me. If anything, since my childhood was garbage (not as bad as yours, but still no fun), I would end up crying a lot and feeling like a victim and that didn't help me. Plus I had that pesky borderline going on, although I didn't know it at the time. So I learned that "constructive" therapy was magic for me. No, I was not cured, but greatly helped ever since I started both cognitive therapy and dialectal behavior therapy much later on. </p><p></p><p>Whtat I really wanted to get out of therapy was better coping strategies...and even some instruction on things I SHOULD instinctively know, but did not. Therapy has helped me tremendously, but only THIS sort of therapy. </p><p></p><p>I am glad you brought up such an awesome topic. I remember the days when people were ashamed to be in therapy, and now we can discuss it...things have really changed and improved.</p><p></p><p>Janet, I am so shy and socially inept that my world is also small. I understand. I wish I could offer more, but you do have my empathy. I give you this...at least you were able to go to the CD get together and make friends. I think I would have felt uncomfortable the whole time and I'm not sure how I would have been able to deal with so many people. Although the two of us approach life differently, I do admire you a lot...for all you have gone through and all your have overcome. Big hugs!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 513499, member: 1550"] Janet, I know both of us probably have more mental health issues than many people on the board. I want to tell you what type of therapy really helped me, as opposed to traditional stuff. The "let's talk about it and get to the bottom of it" never helped me. If anything, since my childhood was garbage (not as bad as yours, but still no fun), I would end up crying a lot and feeling like a victim and that didn't help me. Plus I had that pesky borderline going on, although I didn't know it at the time. So I learned that "constructive" therapy was magic for me. No, I was not cured, but greatly helped ever since I started both cognitive therapy and dialectal behavior therapy much later on. Whtat I really wanted to get out of therapy was better coping strategies...and even some instruction on things I SHOULD instinctively know, but did not. Therapy has helped me tremendously, but only THIS sort of therapy. I am glad you brought up such an awesome topic. I remember the days when people were ashamed to be in therapy, and now we can discuss it...things have really changed and improved. Janet, I am so shy and socially inept that my world is also small. I understand. I wish I could offer more, but you do have my empathy. I give you this...at least you were able to go to the CD get together and make friends. I think I would have felt uncomfortable the whole time and I'm not sure how I would have been able to deal with so many people. Although the two of us approach life differently, I do admire you a lot...for all you have gone through and all your have overcome. Big hugs!! [/QUOTE]
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