Tag Archive for: childhood abuse

Forgiving our Abusers – I’m Just Not Ready

I watched Oprah’s Life Class the other night, and the show was about forgiving people who have hurt you so that you can be free. It sounds wonderful, and I have managed to forgive several people in my life that have hurt me, bit when it comes to my parents, the two people in the […]

Don’t Rob Yourself Now (Childhood Abuse & Borderline Personality Disorder)

In my Distress Tolerance DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) class today, one of my classmates said that her distress this week was triggered by something she read in a self-help book. According to her, she had been doing very well, feeling stable and upbeat, and her reaction to what she read really took her aback. The […]