Tag: The Therapeutic Relationship

• The Strength To Keep Going

  I had my usual therapy session yesterday. I didn’t want to go. I left later than I usually do, battling within myself until then. One of the reasons is because I didn’t want to set foot in that clinic again. I didn’t want to run into the person I mentioned in my previous post, or […]

  Rayne

  February 14, 2019

  Borderline Personality Disorder

  Attachment, Connection, Depression, Self-Compassion, The Therapeutic Relationship, Therapy

• Why I Won’t Be Reaching Out Again

  It was my birthday just recently, and I had a bit of a “mid-life crisis” that day. Panicking that I’m in my middle 30’s and still living with parents, and that it seems things will never get better. It doesn’t help that I’ve been in a depressive phase as it is for the past while. […]

  Rayne

  February 12, 2019

  Borderline Personality Disorder

  Borderline Personality Disorder, Depression, Mental Health Support, Suicidal Ideation, The Therapeutic Relationship

• Comparing Therapists

  

  I know it’s something I shouldn’t do. It’s something I didn’t want to ever do. Yet, I find myself doing that very thing sometimes. As my regular readers and those who have followed my blog for some time know, I changed therapists earlier this year. You can read this post if you want to know […]

  Rayne

  December 15, 2018

  Therapy

  Borderline Personality Disorder, Fear Of Abandonment, The Therapeutic Relationship, Therapy

• “Be Kind To Yourself”

  

  These were the words spoken to me by my therapist yesterday. I’m struggling, a lot, and needed that reminder. It’s times like this that I’m especially grateful for therapy and a great therapist. My inner critic has been especially boisterous this past while, as have the critical voices from my childhood and beyond. Every attempt […]

  Rayne

  November 1, 2018

  Borderline Personality Disorder, Life

  Borderline Personality Disorder, Inner Critic, Kindness, Mental Health, Self-Compassion, The Therapeutic Relationship, Therapy

• Touch (And Hugs) In Therapy

  I find it fascinating that when I’m contemplating or experiencing something, that topic keeps showing up in various ways and settings. It’s like that popular example of wanting to buy a new car, and the model and colour you’re especially interested in, seems to show up everywhere. This time the topic is that of touch […]

  Rayne

  September 15, 2018

  Therapy

  Comfort, Connection, Mental Health, The Therapeutic Relationship, Touch in Psychotherapy

• Building The Therapeutic Relationship

  My therapy session last week Wednesday marked a turning point in my relationship with my new therapist. I usually do 30 minute sessions with her, as that way I’m able to see her every week. But I wasn’t ready to leave this time… I wasn’t in a good space. So she said we could stretch […]

  Rayne

  May 9, 2018

  Borderline Personality Disorder, Therapy

  Anger, Attachment, Borderline Personality Disorder, Emotional Dysregulation, Mental Health, The Therapeutic Relationship, Therapy