If Twitter goes down I want to acknowledge and thank all of the remarkable mental health pros and advocates I have learned so much from. Without your empathy encouragement and support from so many of you there is a good chance I wouldn't be training to be a therapist. #RIPTwitter
There is no doubt that without this site my life would be so much different. So many of you helped me get better and helped me figure out I have a place in the mental health space. It has been an absolute honor to be in community with you. You all mean so much to me.
So much more to come in no small part thanks to all of you. I think this network will be here in some way in the future but if not please know how grateful I am for you what the light you bring into this world.🕯️
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During my therapy journey I've gotten so much from different therapy modalities. My first therapist was a psychoanalytic therapist - but it was her heart that kept me alive during my darkest times. EMDR taught me how to be with pain and move through it. 1/4
Ideas from family systems and psychodynamic theory helped me understand how growing up in a dysfunctional home affected my relationships- and helped me to be different. Participating in recovery groups online and off gave me inspiration and community to show these ideas work. 2/4
Finding a discipline in life around the gym, in the kitchen, and in my sleep routine gave me the stability I needed to work on these things. And also just finding a way to be somewhat stable with housing and finding a way to afford proper food and medical care was HUGE. 3/4