Posted by Emily Elizabeth on December 21, 2005, at 1:01:23
In reply to Re: Just wanted to say that I'm OK » Emily Elizabeth, posted by Deneb on December 21, 2005, at 0:14:45
I'm not trying to say that you just hurt people or that people don't like you. I'm just saying that I think there are ways for you to get more (helpful?) support on the boards. Keep participating. Be yourself and be open to what others might say to you.
Hmm. This just occured to me. Maybe it will make sense to you too. Perhaps part of it is that when you feel distressed/upset/afraid/alone/powerless you want others to understand what that is like. So you do things through your posts that make others feel that way too. For example, when I have read your posts about self-harm I have felt powerless to help you and a little frightened.
So maybe the challenge for you now is to work to describe your pain rather than act on it. It is possible for us to empathize with you without actually feeling the emotions that you feel. Does that make sense? Working on expressing your pain is no easy task. Honestly, I think you need a professional to guide you through it. I know that you ran into some difficulty trying to get into therapy at the university counseling center. Consider talking to your pdoc about how to arrange it. Perhaps now that you are in treatment w/ a pdoc they would be willing to see you? Or maybe pdoc has some other ideas abt where to get a t? Meds alone are not going to fix this for you.
You might ask pdoc if there is a way to get into DBT. Some people find it very helpful and others don't, but I think some of the focus on interpersonal relationships could be really helpful to you.
Best,
EE
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