I learned an extraordinary amount about myself and about life by therapy ‘failure’:

1) No relationship, no matter how wonderful it feels at times, is worth changing who I am or sacrificing my self-respect
2) I am strong enough to overcome enormous loss and emptiness
3) I am responsible for my own self-care
4) Mistakes are often the best teacher
5) It is okay to burn bridges when I know I can’t return to where I’ve been. At times it is the only option
6) Giving up often takes more courage than holding on
7) I can’t control anyone but myself and my responses
8) I can’t expect the person who broke me to fix me