You’ve just been the target of one of your boss’ self-absorbed self-centred and “I’m always right” tirades again.  It feels as though all the blood has drained from your body, you’re shaking, and you feel sick. Or angry. Or powerless. Or deeply humiliated.  Maybe all of these. If this is the effect your boss has […]

Hi. My name is Rebecca and I was addicted to getting my mother’s love and attention. “Hi Rebecca”. I’m not the only one, and you’re not either. You’ve landed in the right place, and I’m so glad you did. You’re among friends. We’ve all been addicted to trying to win our mother’s love at some […]

  Rejected by a Therapist. Me too. My therapist handballed me to someone else. Then THEY rejected me too. Good afternoon. My name is Rebecca and I am officially a mental health reject. It is true. It can happen quite a bit and I rarely hear it discussed. You’ve been through the whole “I have […]

  “You look great” are words that make a person with high functioning depression want to scream. But they won’t – because they have high functioning depression and have usually been so indoctrinated to keep appearances “nice” that they wouldn’t even know how to make a fuss if they wanted to. Growing up in a […]

  A short time between posts. Withdrawal seems to move quickly directly after I drop a whole capsule and then ease up. Unfortunately, every time I drop the dose, new symptoms emerge and detoxing is an absolutely new beast. When you read what I say, you need to remember that I have done this before. So it […]

My parents neglect me?  Childhood Emotional Neglect is a thing? Hold on a second Sunshine, before you click away. I can see your finger ready to click on the mouse. Cease and desist. I want to tell you a secret.   The most common thing I hear from my clients is…TaDa…   “Nothing was really wrong […]