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Mental Health Support

no_hypocrisy

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2. Different, maybe more nuanced.

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Reply #1)

Mon May 11, 2020, 08:18 AM

May 2020

I'd give an anecdote. We'd discuss it. She'd ask me if I got what I was trying to accomplish. I'd answer that I didn't. And she'd sagely advise, "Your way didn't work. You can either try another response or accept that there is no correct response."

Love her for that. She was like an Earth Mother, so loving and accepting.

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I am a survivor. [View all] no_hypocrisy May 2020 OP

I went to a therapist, Rosanne, who gave me simple tools. They were from a school of therapy, the 3Hotdogs May 2020 #1

Different, maybe more nuanced. no_hypocrisy May 2020 #2

Thanks. 3Hotdogs May 2020 #3

Your dad may have paid for your treatments because it was easier to help you. CaptYossarian May 2020 #4

I think I found "Rosebud." no_hypocrisy May 2020 #6

Good people with kind hearts always feel guilty or carry the blame CaptYossarian May 2020 #7

Stay strong, no_hypocrisy. You're an inspiration. ❤ littlemissmartypants May 2020 #5