turnera Posted April 15, 2013 Posted April 15, 2013 The biggest thing that stands out is that you seem to be having issues due to your low self esteem. That's something you can work on, with or without a support group. There are lots of self esteem workbooks (google that) you can buy, which give you specific tasks and actions to take. This kind of thing requires consistent work, to make changes in your habits, to see results. But it's totally doable. 1
Els Posted April 15, 2013 Posted April 15, 2013 Had any luck with another therapist? I'd think therapists would help more than support groups for issues like anxiety, because you are getting 1 on 1 attention from someone professionally qualified to teach you CBT. On the other hand, the last support group that I went to... I frankly thought LS helped me more. IMO support groups are better for people working towards a common cause, like Alcoholics Anonymous, or suffering from similar grief (parents of cancer children etc). Not so much people dealing with imminent mental health issues. Especially with anxiety, you have to be really careful with your triggers, and hearing too much of other people's anxieties can feed into that. 1
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