Dear Caroline:

“Sounds really comforting that you had the same emotions and it got better. Gives me hope. I wish I could it overcome this“- yes, I very much suffered from what you are describing, that vacuum, lack of emotion regulation and assertiveness skills, troubled relationships and that tormenting feeling that there is something very wrong with me. I worked hard in therapy (2011-13) with a CBT therapist who also did DBT work with me as well as  Mindfulness work.  My participation in these forums is part of my healing process post therapy.

After you do a little research emotion regulation skills (part of DBT), CBT, and assertiveness skills, let me know what you think about what you read and we can talk about it further.

anita