Recently a female client in a DBT group I run, wanted to discuss her fascination with abusive sex, mainly receiving it. This was a problem of course, as it began to trigger other female clients in the group.
But her questions were good ones, so after talking through some of the issues with the triggered clients, [...]
Hidden from the world we vent our rage and hurt, Staying in our home and even in our beds for days at a time we realize that nothing is worth it and could linger in this state until someone drags us off. It is relentless, not even minimized by long sleep and each morning makes [...]
Recently a woman friend confided the ways she gets a man do to something for her. She’s good looking, very personable, laughs a lot and is independent in many ways. I was struck by her honesty and the guiltless way she pointed out that when a man wants something from her, he would overlook a [...]
We ignore the warnings and we avoid the confrontation, knowing all the time, it will just get worse. We isolate.
Alone in the Wilderness
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As our financial situation or our relationships worsen, we cling to old ideas and negative people because the devil we know is better than the one we don’t. We think. [...]
