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Old Jul 12, 2015, 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by LelouchLamperouge View Post
Isolation is one of the things that will be the most difficult to change if at all even possible. I doubt and I'm not even sure if i can. My T has also emphasized the negative impact of my isolation to me in my recent couple of sessions. I grew up having extreme difficulty socializing, being/becoming extremely introverted, having a severe negative self image/poor self esteem, etc. Growing up as a child, I also became someone who really hates burdening/bothering other people which isolates me from the world even more. This is, which my T recently pointed out, most likely a result of my childhood and the way I grew up within my family and the household.
I have a lot of those same tendencies. I most certainly think it is the result of early childhood survival strategies and coping mechanisms. It's not like a defect or weakness, it's learned behavior that allows us to survive early on. But when it becomes the defining aspect of adult life then you are in trouble. What about a support group of some sort?