by Cathy Terranova | Nov 25, 2015 | Chronic Illness And, Rethink Trauma
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. All holiday is about to break loose. Here are some things that we, your mentally ill friends, need you to know about us as this season approaches. Holidays are hard. For a lot of us the holidays are filled with triggers....
by Cathy Terranova | Oct 14, 2015 | Caregiving, Rethink Trauma, Therapy
A friend asked me when I thought it would be appropriate to recommend that someone see a professional. It got me thinking about how we see “professionals” in the first place. Often going to therapy requires admitting some kind of defeat. It’s almost...
by Cathy Terranova | Sep 1, 2015 | Therapy
In a previous post I talk about all the reasons I hate therapy. Because I do. But it doesn’t matter if you hate it. There are compelling reasons to get off of your couch and go to someone else’s couch. You can go back and read the reasons, but for...
by Cathy Terranova | Aug 24, 2015 | Boundaries, Uncategorized
I once knew a lady who would say, “Don’t ask me how I am because I’ll tell you.” It’s a brave thing to tell people how we’re really feeling. I know with whom I can fake it, but there are some people in my life that when they...
by Cathy Terranova | Aug 6, 2015 | Therapy
I don’t like going to therapy. I don’t like talking to new therapists. I don’t like talking about my feelings. I don’t like talking about my traumas. I don’t like having to think of a “safe place”. I don’t like...
