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Lunch with My Mother

Posted on April 10, 2018 by MJ

Well, I did it. I saw my mother and stepfather. I wasn’t nervous at all until about an hour before I had to leave, and then it hit me. I was suddenly scared that she was going to be unkind to me. I was… Continue Reading “Lunch with My Mother”

Category: Borderline Personality Disorder, Healing, Mothers, Moving Forward, relationshipsTags: borderline mother, healing process, hypercritical environments, hypervigilance, reconciliation, recovering from abuse

Maladaptive Perfectionism

Posted on June 17, 2015 by MJ

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My good friend, currently reading Brene Brown’s book I Thought It Was Just Me (but it wasn’t), insisted that I refer to her on my blog from here on out as A-Dizzle. Request granted. A-Dizzle never fails to send me outstanding quotes. This morning… Continue Reading “Maladaptive Perfectionism”

Category: abuse in families, anxiety disorders, encouragement, Healing, mental healthTags: adaptive perfectionism, Brene Brown, hypercritical environments, maladaptive perfectionism, perfectionism, self-loathing, the value of failure