Bingo. This is why I never made progress in therapy either, for most of my attempts.

…ad no idea, she had no idea, no one had any idea of NPD and the specific trauma bonding therein. So, in analysis I put forth a false self, essentially that of being a victim, relatively powerless but nice and wholesome. Honestly. I did the best I could with examining my persona, my feelings, my history. But I did not know the full truth of myself. And I was a prisoner to that! I did not know that my self concept then was largely a false self, al…
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Sep 24, 2024
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Bingo. This is why I never made progress in therapy either, for most of my attempts. I only started to make progress (by leaps and bounds, at that! It was astonishing) when I discovered "focusing" - https://focusing.org/felt-sense/what-focusing
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Oracle learner / spirit worker based in Ireland. Buddhist/polytheist. I don't read minds. I don't change minds. I don't sugarcoat. Take my message or leave it.
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