I read a book about Schema Therapy, and absolutely loved it. It just makes sense to me. It seems to address things in ways that the more common CBT misses or glosses over.

I took the battery of tests in the book, and they revealed I have "moderate" schemas of Ostracism, Defectiveness, Subjugation, and Incompetency. Assuming that is accurate, it would explain a LOT for me. It would neatly explain why I feel such an affinity with descriptions of Avoidant Personality Disorder, when I have had a professional therapist tell me I just don't meet the criteria for that. I thought a lot about it, and am beginning to see how these schemas operate and where they most likely come from. I wish I had a therapist who is extremely well versed in schema therapy techniques (or for that matter any therapist at all right now, lol).

Have you tried this form of therapy? What did you think of it?