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Schema Therapy

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Hi,

Currently doing Schema Therapy. Anybody any experience with it?

Looking forward to the comments.

Thanks.


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Yep - done it, loved it, it was fantastically helpful!!!

It's a bit complicated at first - or at least, we deep dived into the theory and that was complicated for me. But as we worked through it, it started to fall into place.

I still use Healthy Parent as a basic guide for how to look after myself. And I very definitely still use the basic schemas as a way to understand some of my core distorted self concepts and core beliefs.
 
is healthy parent a phone app ?
It probably should be! But no, Healthy Parent is a 'schema mode' where you're basically treating yourself like a healthy parent would treat their child. Which is - lovingly, compassionately, but also "tantrum/manipulation/aggression isn't the way we're going to address this issue now".

The idea in schema therapy (here comes my massive oversimplification of a pretty complex therapy!): a lot of us grow up with these distorted self concepts and ways of being because some of our needs weren't met as children. In schema therapy, you identify what needs weren't being met, the unhealthy/unhelpful behaviour strategies that result from it, and then "what's a healthier/more helpful strategy...". That healthier way of dealing with fundamental distortions and dysfunctional behaviour is "healthy parent mode".
 
Allright! Thanks for the feedback everybody.

My T also has me doing a course about complex trauma and recovery/healing. I read a chapter about unjustified convictions and twisted thoughts, which rattled me to my core because of how far I went as a child/teen/adolescent in adaptief as a cameleon in order to survive and save my parents and other relationships. Still boggles my mind and now in search of my own healthy convictions and helling, accurate thoughts.

Is it normal that I am quite tired all the time?


Thanks again.
 
Is it normal that I am quite tired all the time?
Yes, definitely, because you're turning your entire concept of self, and the way you think about your entire history, condensed into as small a period of time as possible.

That said? Worth checking. Because even though we're obviously exhausted from therapy, doesn't mean we're immune to all the other things that make humans unnecessarily tired. If a simple iron boost could make you less tired, hell yeah! Hand me that supplement!

Reason to have a regular gp, have a good one, and do all the regular tests and checking up that they recommend. Because we don't need unnecessary stuff making things even harder.
 
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