Category: Therapy
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Footprints
When I first heard this song a few days ago, it brought to mind my relationship with my therapist. It’s strange how I seem to be able to connect a lot of things to therapy. Because of the boundaries that exist in any therapy relationship, there have been times where I felt like my therapist […]
Rayne
Abandonment, Anxiety, Attachment, Bond, Borderline Personality Disorder, Boundaries, BPD, Commitment, Connection, Fear, Fear Of Abandonment, Insecurity, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Music, Object Constancy, Obsessive Attachments, Panic, Psychologist, Relationships, Sadness, Self Care, The Therapeutic Relationship, Therapist, Therapy, Therapy Break, Trust -
What’s This Now? A Therapy Break?
It was one of those therapy sessions where it felt like I was talking to a best friend. It flowed, conversation was easy and seemed effortless. Relationship with Therapist has been great. There was a little bit of a rupture a few weeks ago, but we got past that quickly. Thank god. But I learned […]
Rayne
Abandonment, Attachment, Bond, Borderline Personality Disorder, BPD, Commitment, Communication, Connection, Depression, Disconnection, Fear Of Abandonment, Gratefulness, Idealization, Insecurity, Making Progress, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Needs, Object Constancy, Obsessive Attachments, Psychologist, Puzzle, Relationships, The Therapeutic Relationship, Therapist, Therapy, Therapy Break, Trust -
The Healing Bond
In my post ‘The Therapeutic Relationship‘, I wrote about my connection with my therapist, and the fear that often accompanies it. On Monday morning, in preparation for our session later that afternoon, I asked her to open up that post for our session (she has access to my blog). I wasn’t sure whether she had […]
Rayne
Attachment, Awareness, Bond, Borderline Personality Disorder, Boundaries, BPD, Communication, Connection, Fear Of Abandonment, Healing, Making Progress, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Object Constancy, Obsessive Attachments, Psychologist, Reflection, Relationships, The Therapeutic Relationship, Therapist, Trust, Vulnerability -
Being My Own Friend
During my therapy session yesterday, I was highly annoyed with myself. I told my therapist that I feel I should be better by now. That I should just get over everything and move on. She told me that I’m very harsh on myself, and set very high expectations. That’s very true. I’m my own worst […]
Rayne
Attachment, Behaviour, Black & White Thinking, Borderline Personality Disorder, BPD, Change, Communication, DBT, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Disconnection, Encouragement, Fear Of Abandonment, Healing, Insecurity, Inspiration, Kindness, Life, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Object Constancy, Obsessive Attachments, Psychologist, Psychology, Reflection, Relationships, Self Care, Skills, Splitting, Structure, The Therapeutic Relationship, Therapist, Transference -
Insecurity, Hot On The Heels Of Vulnerability
Therapy is hard sometimes. And yesterdays session was one of those. I’m always open during my sessions, and trust my therapist with things I can’t ever speak to anyone else about. She holds my secrets. But this one was particularly difficult for me. For some reason it felt like I was more exposed than ever […]
Rayne
Anger, Anxiety, Attachment, Borderline Personality Disorder, BPD, Comfort, Connection, Devaluation, Disconnection, Embarrassment, Fear Of Abandonment, Fragile, Hurt, Idealization, Insecurity, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Object Constancy, Obsessive Attachments, Panic, Panic Attack, Psychologist, Relationships, Sensitivity, Shame, Stress, The Past, The Therapeutic Relationship, Therapist, Vulnerability, Walls -
Parts Of Me
Today was one of those days where I wanted nothing to do with my therapist. All I wanted to do when I got her session confirmation text message was to cancel it. What stopped me? The different parts of myself all bringing their own voices to the thought. Arguing back and forth, pulling in different directions. […]
Journey Toward Healing 