Mental Health Struggles & Alcoholism It all began for me in 1997 when I entered a 28-Day Treatment Program for binge/blackout drinking. Soon after, I participated in a Mental Health Day Treatment Program and started therapy at Avalon Sexual Assault Centre. During this time I was misdiagnosed with ADHD, DDNOS and PTSD. Years past as…
Tag: Cognitive Processing Therapy Stuck Points
Empowering Strategies: A Return To Joy
What strategies do I use to cope with negative feelings? In life, there is suffering. The only way I can stop suffering is to: Then I let go and trust all will eventually be well. S, 🌻
Cognitive Processing Therapy – Themes – Esteem Issues
Self Esteem According to the Cognitive Processing for PTSD: A Comprehensive Therapist Manual: Second Edition by Patricia A. Resick, Candice M. Monson and Kathleen M. Chard work sheets, esteem beliefs related to self is defined as: Beliefs in your own worth. Such beliefs are a basic human need. Being understood, respected, and taken seriously is…
Cognitive Processing Therapy – Themes – Power & Control
What Is Power & Control? This is the belief I can solve problems and meet challenges that I may face . As well as the belief that I can control others or future events, related to others – including people in power. I think about power and control in terms of what I have power…
Lessons On Trusting Myself & Others
Originally Published: December 16th, 2024 2025 Recently, I am working with my therapist on trusting myself and others. It’s a baby-step process, and a meaningful one as I discern the many ways I can trust someone, along with the continuum it slides on. So, I move from the Stuck Point of “No one is trustworthy“,…