Posted by DAisym on September 22, 2008, at 23:35:03
In reply to I'm never going to be well, posted by Dinah on September 22, 2008, at 14:16:09
I'm glad you pushed yourself and it went well. I want to encourage you to focus on this and not on the aftermath so much. Because there are a multitude of things that could cause a crash - not that I'm doubting your ability to read your own body. I just don't want you to get "tricked" into throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
Perhaps you need more practice. Baby-steps to build up your tolerance. That isn't to say that you shouldn't take care of yourself and avoid known triggers, etc. But sometimes exposure therapy really does work.
All that said, I think I understand those "I'll never be well" feelings. I'm struggling to make myself as safe as possible within a new relationship. And I often crumble and say it is too much trouble - it would be "easier" to just avoid all the potential triggers. But I know also, that this leaves me pretty isolated and stuck, which isn't healthy.
I'm proud of you for trying Dinah. You did very well.
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