The struggle with self worth (the journey)
Warning: long post ahead. Probably hard to follow but that's how this works. Okay, so about five years ago, you know I was in counseling for struggling with abandonment issues. My dad was an alcoholic and even though that felt completely normal, that's all I knew. Well fast forward to now-ish and I started in a relationship and the reality of the situation became clearer. It was clear to me (and likely my significant other) that I definitely needed to go back to counseling. I made an appointment with my counselor that I had used prior because A) I love her and she's fan-freaking- tastic, B) she knew my history and we had a great rapport. I'm unsure if you've (whomever you are reading this) has ever been to counseling and heck, maybe it's different for everyone, but it can be hard to express yourself. And when you do get into the "good stuff" it often takes turns and switchbacks, detours and U turns, etc. It's hard to follow along, how therapist d...