Despair *potential trigger: abuse*

A good DBT instructor won't ever give up on you, but of course the biggest step is in actually getting yourself into a place where you believe that.

If only I could say or do something that might help, yet I feel so powerless.

Ellie.

As hard as it is... keep challening that belief that you are not able to be helped or to help yourself, people go through horrible things.. so many people on here have had traumatic pasts that they have been working through, have worked through, and are healing from. You are a wonderful, kind and thoughtful person, you are not irreparable. If you can challenge yourself to believe that if other people have survived, and comeout the other side you can too, maybe this will help a bit. Not to take away or minimise any of the pain that you have been through though! I know you have been let down by professionals, but that was their lack of knowledge or skill, not a reflection of your capabilities or possibilities. So glad you are posting here but please keep making those calls to people who can help you, at least in the moment. I believe you can get throug this, and be well.

stay safe please,

LJ

@Former-Member

Good good post....

Dear Karen,

@hiddenite

You never cease to surprise me because you do keep on keeping on. But also, upon reflection, i think you like everyone else, in that if authoritive people have let you down a Lot, you think about it and its difficult to retrust again.......

But you are.

You 'listen,' to us too.

Ive been little obssessed with getting the right colour blanket .....ille get you one too and wrap it around you Karen. What colour do you like. We cansit with our friends, on a big fluffy beanbag and drink tea. We can invite.... @CherryBomb @Former-Member @Ellie @Former-Member @kristin @Allessandra1992 @Jacques @Chris @Crazy_Bug_Lady @rick @kenny66 @@@@@ everyone else sorry if left you out .....@Troubled_One .......@Appleblossom @WombatBoots @SimpleAsThis

that sounds great @PeppiPatty, lets just sit in warmth and company for a while! 🙂

LJ

dearest @hiddenite,

Karen,

Everyone is in a big fluffy beanbag. Big fluffy blanket.

We dont need to talk.

But ille make a hot cocoa..

.... would you like one? How many marshmallows?

So glad @Former-Member is here.

We will just wait for you to speak.

mmm thankyou, i'll have one, no marshmellows for me 😄

thanks Karen, company is good, and here with you guys, i know you understand, which is enough right now. Thankyou, hope you are going ok tonight,

hugs,

lj

@hiddenite @Former-Member

Sorry to bother....here's your cocoa plus marshmellows.

Karen, i think, i feel like Iv'e got small bits of my journey similar to your journey.