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[quote=Anonymous] Yes it was a big help. A therapist helped me break out of the sticky enmeshment of dysfunction and have a healthy life of my own. Even more than that, she helped me develop all the tools to fend off their manipulations and aggressive conditional selfishness, to see the buttons being pushed and choose not to react, and generally become a much tougher customer. But not just tougher, also happier, more optimistic, and positive. Why wouldn't I be? Now I'm up above it while before I was down in it. I'd look for an experienced therapist and would expect them to seek specific descriptions of interactions and then focus in on specific actions you can work to adopt to modify your thoughts and behavior. They would also be helping you identify patterns, reactions you experience, hooks you have, and gain new perspective and skills in negotiating those aspects.[/quote]
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