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Mindfulness and living

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My current counsellor/therapist has done the most helpful work with me, she is a speciaist therapist who deals with Borderline personality disorder clients and works on the basis of DBT (mindfulness). It is the first time in my life I have lived in the moment with both reality and emotions and not in the crisis world of my rapes and sexual abuse history, I feel like I am livng my life by staying in the present and dealing with how things in my past effect me now.
All the rapes and sexual abuse happened nothing can change that but how I deal and handle things can change and have and I feel blessed and freer than I ever have before
deleted_user
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That is really great news to hear that things are going well for you. I agree that living in the present is exactly where we have to live. I don't live 'in' the rapes... just the effects of them. (Sometimes it seems like a fine line, doesn't it?)

I'm really happy for you and glad you shared this.
aprilraven
aprilraven
That is great to hear. I've heard that DBT can be very beneficial for people who've been abused and exhibit borderline and even bipolar tendancies.
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I think that it is fantastic! I'm glad you've found a therapy that helps you to handle everything, and the fact you feel freer...
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