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Originally Posted by lolagrace
I saw the following in me:
1. I was consistently taking care of my whole being without having to be told to do so.
2. My confidence and personal drive improved. Reclaimed my life and branched out into the world and relationships again. Stopped isolating.
3. My mood stabilized. Pretty much zero depression for months and months.
4. When situational issues came up, I handled them by using my skills, not falling back on old unhealthy coping mechanisms.
5. Spent very little time thinking about the past; able to live life in the present because I've dealt with the past finally and it's in its proper place -- just memory now, not running my present.
6. I had little to no need for therapy anymore; I realized I was managing very well without needing constant contact with my therapist or pdoc. (Not avoidance; truly no need.)
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Wow...that seems like a dream world! If I may ask....just how long did this take you? I've been in therapy 11 months (most of that twice a week) and I see little things here and there...some quite important, so I'll take that. But, I guess I'm not budging on changing my thought process at all. I'm talking more, voicing my opinions, which has helped change some things in my life... but I'm still quite depressed, hopeless, empty, alone and constantly bullying myself. In other words, I still feel like I'm just taking up space and air, and am undeserving of it. Ugh.
