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Practicing The Skills

Posted on October 20, 2013 by MJ

I wasn’t going to write about this, but I thought perhaps I might in an effort to show what continued work looks like. As I’ve said, I decided to go back to therapy to make sure that I was contained. After my mother’s repeated… Continue Reading “Practicing The Skills”

Category: abuse in families, mental health, Mothers, Sexual Abuse, therapyTags: containment, dialectical behavior therapy, distress tolerance, mindfulness, sexual abuse, The Box, The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Workbook, triggers

Posted on October 8, 2013 by MJ

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I decided to practice self-care so I met with a therapist. This is what this new therapist has observed. The “cognitive stuff” is done. I know what is true, and I know how to apply it. That feels like a huge victory. What isn’t… Continue Reading “The Box”

Category: anxiety, mental health, PTSD, Recovery, therapyTags: anxiety, anxiety in children, coping strategies, EMDR, perseveration, Recovery, The Box, therapy, trauma, triggers