The Successful Conclusion To My Lifelong Therapeutic Journey

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…

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…

Am I A Good Judge Of Character? Insights And Reflections

Originally Published: December 22nd, 2024 2025 Am I a good judge of character? Typically, no because my lenses are tinted with trauma. But, overall with the help of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), I walk a Middle Path where people are neither all good or all bad, they fall somewhere in-between;…