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  • Why is Dialectical Behavior Therapy helpful?

    Why is Dialectical Behavior Therapy helpful?

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    Webster’s Dictionary defines dialectical:  a method of examining and discussing opposing ideas in order to find the truth. Dialectical behavioral therapy was adopted from the mindfulness meditation traditions that go back thousands of years.  It has been very effective in treating those with symptoms of borderline personality. In the previous post, Fear of Abandonment, I…

  • Fear of Abandonment

    Fear of Abandonment

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      Everyone has some degree of fear of abandonment, some more, some less.  It comes from our instinct for attachment.  We need each other. It starts at birth, when we are one hundred percent dependent on another for physical and emotional survival.  This attachment becomes the foundation for growth.   Gradually, from this dependence, a…