Posted by emmanuel98 on January 30, 2011, at 19:23:26
In reply to ache-- being helpless, posted by Annabelle Smith on January 30, 2011, at 11:24:40
It's funny. When I feel depressed and despairing, that is when I feel least connected to my therapist. I am not really present in therapy and can't make use of it. It seems like that is really true for you also. You feel dependent on him when you are depressed, but you don't have productive sessions, then you beat yourself up and feel worse. This is really something you need to talk to him about. Being helpless is not the best way to get help, since people don't know what you want. DBT teaches assertivness -- learning to ask for what you want without being rude or demanding.
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