I just experienced a setback when it comes to improving my self image. One of my main goals in therapy (a PDT, I don´t want CBT) is to improve my self image but I´m not sure if that´s possible.

To work on a self image you have to interact with people which I do but at the same time I bring with me my bad friend experiences from when I was little and went to school. I´ve felt a bit better in periods but now a thing with a friend happened, I felt forgotten as she hadn´t contacted me for several weeks and I felt like she didn´t want to turn to me in a more serious matter when her father got ill.

I saw her on Facebook writing comments and that made me feel abandoned and anxious as I´d already waited for almost a month for her to answer on my e-mail and she had said we would keep in touch and also ring each other. I´ve know here since we were children.

As I questioned her and asked why she hadn´t contact me and it stirred up so many feelings I just felt, ok "is it even possible to work on a better self image in therapy"? I felt this was a quite large setback and as my sometimes bad self image leads me to depression and anxiety I became very unsure if this self image work will be successful.

What are your experiences?