Dear Tara:

You are welcome.

“Still worrying what my parents think of me.. how did you overcome this?”- my father is dead and I ended all contact with my mother seven years ago.

“Was there any specific ways of healing you found particularly helpful in breaking this codependent way of thinking rooted from your childhood? Any mantras, types of therapy, or book you would recommend to help me  on my journey to recovery?”-

I attended my first quality psychotherapy in 2011, my therapist’s specialty was Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and he added a heavy touch of Mindfulness to it. Two years after the beginning of therapy I ended all contact with my mother. I continued my healing process after ending my therapy, much of healing has been taking place through my very active, daily participation in these website, more than five years and going.

Before i started therapy in 2011 I read many self help books, but none helped me, none made a lasting positive difference in  my life. Sometime in 2010 I read (and did work  in the workbook of) “Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Dummies”, which led me to look for the CBT therapist that I found, and he did make a lasting positive difference in my life.

anita