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Originally Posted by AmadeusApple
I've been in the mindset for a while that I shouldn't need anyone to help me after 12 years,
I felt I shouldn't need help from anyone, especially from someone that I'm paying to have listen to me.
I tried another therapist a while back, but things just didn't really click.
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Did you make obvious progress during those 12 years?
Help from others is imperative to healing.
Sometimes you need to shop around to find a therapist that clicks.
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Originally Posted by AmadeusApple
I really don't expect to, I'm a pessimist.
My usual thought is that all the issues are something I'll never be able to beat.
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Being able to believe in the end point is sort of helpful in getting you there.
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Originally Posted by AmadeusApple
My bipolar snaps, then I feel guilty which in turn causes me to want to SI to punish myself.  |
Why do you feel guilty?