Tag: dbt
-
Fear
Do you ever get those moments when total paralyzing fear comes over you for no apparent reason. You get cold and start to shiver, with a deep dread in your soul. And you know that nothing’s wrong but panic comes. Self soothing fails.DBT skills fail. And writing it down suddenly takes the wind from fears…
-
Sunshine sunburn and tarot
As a reminder I only use Tarot as a DBT support tool. There’s nothing more to it that for me.Because I’ve had some problems with my new boss at work and his behaviour is playing on my mind I’ve used this diversion to let me think in a different direction. Inverted Temperance. I’d set this…
-
I may have done a good thing
This is a work, DBT, stress, and anxiety post. I’ve had to leave out a huge amount of detail so please don’t read into this any more than I’ve written. Had a long talk with a work mate today. A very long talk which I can’t talk to about people inside of work. For the…
-
Work politics and keeping calm
I’ve changed my domain name and feel much better for it. A domain name for a blog is part of your identity and my old one jarred with me. Maybe there’ll be rainbows and unicorns as I build this site. My new manager at work. He’s an ok sort of person but I have no…
-
Last day of DBT ,,, for now
We’ve reached the end of our DBT sessions for now. The Boy and I are much happier and more connected than we’ve ever been. Now we have to practise these skills on our own for a few weeks and hopefully get on our hoped for intensive DBT course which may break through some of the…
-
Dancing and letting go – The Boy
So The Boy had another night out. This is probably the first time he’s really allowed himself to fully let go in public since being assaulted in a nightclub many years ago. Both of us have scars from that night, me the physical one, a dent in my head running halfway round my skull, him…
-
Today was a good day said The Boy
With apologies to A.A. Milne. There’s times when just sitting in the sun and generally not giving a fuck really helps said Pooh to Piglet. The Boy now has a tan halfway up his arms, well a lesser white than he usually is. None of The Boys daemons have been around today but this has…
-
About a boy, continued
There is another side to The Boy’s story, Azreal has a counterpart, the boy is still seeking the name of this daemon, but he’s the one who prevents the boy from sleeping. Azreal is the conscious aware voice telling the boy how bad he feels and that people hate him and that he should be…
Madly Ever After 