Tag: Transference
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Lashing Out
Dear Therapist I lashed out at you when you were three minutes late for our session. I know it’s not an excuse, but I wasn’t in a very good place, so those three minutes felt a lot longer. Thank you for validating that it’s a big deal for me, and for your apology. I know…
Rayne
Abandonment, Anger, Attachment, Behaviour, Black & White Thinking, BPD, Commitment, Communication, Connection, Embarrassment, Emotional Dysregulation, Emotions, Fear, Fear Of Abandonment, Insecurity, Letter, Mental Health, Panic, Relationships, The Therapeutic Relationship, Therapist, Therapy, Transference -
Protected: “Daddy, Please Just Stop, And Notice Me.”
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Rayne
Anxiety, Attachment, Borderline Personality Disorder, BPD, Broken, Communication, Confusion, Depression, Despair, Dissociation, Family, Fear, Flashbacks, Fragile, Frustration, Hurt, Inner Child, Insecurity, Little One, Memories, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Overwhelmed, Quit, Rejection, Relationships, Sadness, Sensitivity, Splitting, Suicidal Ideation, The Past, The Therapeutic Relationship, Therapist, Transference, Trauma, Vulnerability, Walls, Work -
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 -
The Highs & Lows of the Therapeutic Relationship
I’ve been meaning to write this post for a while, but have tried to put it off. It feels like I’ll be walking out into the street naked. But I have read similar posts by a couple of other people, which was a great help and comfort to me. And since this is part of my…
Rayne
Abandonment, Anxiety, Attachment, Borderline Personality Disorder, Boundaries, Communication, Depression, Frustration, Healing, Love, Mental Health, Motivations, Obsessive Attachments, Protective, Psychologist, Psychology, Relationships, The Therapeutic Relationship, Therapist, Therapy, Transference -
Art Of Feeling
I recently came across some powerful and beautiful digital artwork by an artist who calls herself DestinyBlue, and decided to share some of my favourites. These images represent my own feelings so well. I’ll name the images as the artist has, and the images will link to the page you can find on her official website.…