Anyone feel like chatting?

Hi @Bubbles3. How are you today? I hope the day is being kind to you.

Not too bad, thanks @Bubbles3. I've been up at uni this morning helping a friend with an essay—though it was more chatting than helping. It was a friend who also has mental health issues, so it was nice to be able to have a chat with someone who just gets it. We're able to validate each other's experiences/feelings a bit.

I'm very glad to be home though. I find it really difficult to be around people, even those rare few who do 'get it'.

Do you have much on today, @Bubbles3?

{Sneaks onto thread and confesses very very quietly that Phoenix_Rising has been following this conversation of @CheerBear's and @Former-Member's, and has secretly been listening to Brene's audiobook for the past few days}.

@Former-Member I'm super glad that you have found schema therapy helpful. I had an extremely negative experience with it, with my abusive therapist and thus it is not for me. However, I do see value in it if done well. I'm glad you will be following the DBT adventure from a distance. Maybe you can critically evaluate what we say - life would be terribly dull if we all agreed on everything.

Hi @Bubbles3, As per my previous post on this thread, my experience with schema therapy was extremely negative, but I recognise that this is because I did it with an abusive therapist. I can very much see how people might find it valuable if it is done well with a skilled therapist. I hope you find it beneficial.

Hi @Bimby2, I'm not really comfortable talking about schema therapy because of my negative experiences with it. @Former-Member might give you a rundown. Otherwise, you can learn about it here: http://www.schematherapy.com/