Therapy Part II

I have now had a few sessions with my therapist, and all in all, it is helping.

She has introduced me to a few coping techniques, and strategies to deal with stressful situations. I have a recurring thought that I just couldn't put to rest. Every couple of days, I would remember this thought and it would completely take over my head for hours, and I simply could not focus on anything else for a day or two at a time.
We did one exercise to help me to manage this thought and in 6 weeks, it has probably crossed my mind once, maybe twice. And I managed to shove it away, instead of focusing. That's quite amazing.

We've done tapping techniques, so that I can deal with my fear of not-getting-out. It's helping..

We've begun aversion therapy, to stop me wanting the food that is bad for my medical conditions. I'm still working on this, and getting to grips with it. I seem to be able to override this still... My willpower is all wrong!

My latest piece of homework is to list positive things, and share these with my inner child. So that she can bring them into my current life. It's difficult to word. Positive things about myself and who I am.

So... October onwards, we have an all new Jenny. A Jenny that looks at the bigger picture and puts herself first. A happy Jenny. xxx