Posted by Karen_kay on March 2, 2004, at 7:53:29
In reply to New Writing Assignment, posted by DaisyM on March 1, 2004, at 21:39:48
Hello Daisy hun! I've missed you :) I'll help you out!
Negative Effects of trauma:
*Inability to form close emotional attachments
*Severe memory problems
*(One could say) BPD, as a result of unstable mother
*Confusion in most areas of my life
*PTSD(I'll stop right here, due to time constraints, OK? But you get the gist :))
Positives of Therapy:
*A sense of stability, not only in my emotional realm, but alos having a set appointment once a week
*A sense of accomplishment, as I get a little bit better over time, I feel I've accomplished something, even if it is intangible
*Feeling that my emotions and thoughts are important (Validation, and from a man no less!! Wow!)
*Improving memory
*A method to my madness (At least I have an explanation as to why I am the way I am, you know??)
*Sometimes something to look forward to, even if that's all I feel I have to look forward to the entire week (And of course, sometimes I don't look forward to it :))
*Recognition of my problems, with an objective and plan to solving them (Even if I don't always choose to, I know how to at least! And recognizing a problem exists is a HUGE step for me!)
*Stable moods, for the most part
*And, a handsome doctor to look at for 50 minutes each week ( You can't beat that!)That's a short list!
OH!!! One more thing! Through beginning therapy, I found Babble... And that's wonderful!
poster:Karen_kay
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