“Unlock the Secrets: 71 Profound Lessons from Therapists That Transformed Lives Forever”
“You’re whole life you had to fight to prove yourself to the people around you and now you’re just tired”
This helped me with my mother
She said just because she said it doesn’t mean it’s true
That set me free
One thing a therapist once said to me that I’ll never forget is: “You’re allowed to feel how you feel, even if you don’t have all the answers right now.” It stuck with me because I often felt the need to immediately fix or rationalize my emotions instead of just sitting with them. That statement made me realize it’s okay to not have everything figured out and that emotions themselves are valid, even without clear explanations. It was freeing to understand that I didn’t need to solve everything at once.
Your over functioning is allowing their under functioning. In relation to my kids and what I was asking them to do around the house. She asked me if I wanted to release adults into the world who were under functioning humans. Nope! Next day started with chores and responsibilities and everyone is happier
You’ve come a long way since we met. You used to have your hair over your eyes and never made eye contact. Bless you Helen.
That I’m a narcissist. It really helped bring it to light and made it easier to make choices that don’t align with that and helped me be a better person.
“you didn’t deserve what you went through as a child and you also don’t deserve to blame yourself for things that happen that are out of your control” burst into tears hearing that
I recently turned 37. About 2 years ago, I started therapy for one reason, but we migrated to my anxiety and depression.
One day, my therapist told me about breathing techniques… which I knew about. But she had a child patient who would say, “smell the flowers… blow out the candles…” as in, breathe in through your nose and out of your mouth. It was the sweetest thing… it also makes me wonder where this little girl is now since she was in therapy at such a young age. I hope she’s doing better. I never met her, just heard this one story… but I think of her often and want all the good things for her. 💜
