I never lived my life to a fullest.i was suffring from low self esteem sinc my chilhood…never got chance to boost it up.i am due to try cbt as my exam is coming soon.may be after exam …
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hey. Not diagnosed till I was 29 and I think I missed a lot…and I did…saying that though I didn’t have a chance till the meds…
I was always shy…that is why I didn’t have a girlfriend…it wasn’t the paranoia! I didn’t have money…although I worked I changed jobs every few years because of the job…not the paranoia.
I didn’t start living till I got on medications at 29. There’s always hope and there’s always no excuses!
On medications I got married. I moved continents…it didn’t work out but it just shows you…
Keep your chin up…and if you want something then make plans to get there. On medications I deal with a lot more than I used to if you get my point!
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Do u still have a wife…are u married.??
I’m divorced and in a good place…
I help pay the bills with my parents…they gave me the opportunity to move continents and do all those wonderful things!
I wouldn’t change it for the world. I’m not in relationships now but have some strong family values so it’s a no brainer…I love my life and have no regrets! Sometimes you only have one shot…and if that passes out of your life there’s no drama…You just get on with it!
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Thanks for those kind word …i like it…friend in struggle …far…!!!
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Do you know what CBT is?
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Are u kidding ish…its cognitive behaviour therapy…one to one therapy …patient centerd therapy…i think this might help my low self esteem to boost…i am suffering low self esteem since my child hood…
What do you think it involves?
I’m asking because I have had this therapy …
But I wish I read up more before I started to understand what it was about … I would have gotten more out of it then
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CBT is pointless if:
a. the therapist isn’t trained well enough; if he doesn’t understand patient’s problems and needs and learns to adapt the therapy to suit patient’s profile.
b. the patient is reluctant to getting better and doesn’t listen to what the therapist says/asks them to do.
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Its mainly for removing bad behaviour and negative though pattern in our brain …i think it might help my self esteem to boost …u can test it…!!! I think my lovely buddy @Andrey is having sucess with cbt…hey @Andrey can u explain it in few sentence about cbt …hi ish hope u have learn something from my side…trust me my english is not so good …take care …
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life go’s on with out a hitch, no rayns to stear it, and no matter how much you wip it it never go’s fast.!
When I had this therapy, I wasn’t ready for it. I had no understanding of it. I did not know I had to work for it and expected the results to be instant. CBT requires a lot of “homework”. I was 19 at the time.
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Yup basically about recognising a negative thought and learning to think in a different and positive way.
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U knew better then me ish …hahaha u are high functional why did u even need cbt …hope u undetstand me …
I was 19 and I was not happy I had taken many overdoses and when I was 11 I tried to suffocate myself with a bag over my head. I don’t agree I was high functioning.
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OMG ish, I didn’t think you had lived such traumatic experiences… I’m really sorry to hear that. But I’m glad you overcame those moments. I think you are much stronger now, and you are able to find pleasure in life.
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I was very shy as a little girl. I went through experiences of severe bullying througout primary school (4-11). Unfortunately, those same kids followed me into sencondary school (11-16)… Was never able to escape it. Led me to a few overdoses and one day I saw on the news how a father helped a girl suffocate herself with a bag to death. I tried it. I guess it never went too far as no one knew. A lot of asian parents (well I am not sure about how it is now) usually punish through beating… it was common at the time… one day when my mum went for me… i started beating myself… “mum there’s no point of you beating me, i am already doing it to myself, look” she never hit me again… 
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After I left school, I didn’t want to go back. I had terrible grades… I sorted myself out a little… and then I went back to college…I took an access course and went to uni… Life is better… and I do love life for the most part… granted it has some challanges but that’s what I love about life 
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Ish do u have ptsd …!!!