REAL LIFE STORIES

Atonement

I had always thought of myself as a good person perceived by others to be the same.  Suddenly I felt like a really bad person. All I had done fell plummeted upon me. Overwhelmed with guilt and shame I began to cry.  The pain in …

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Butterflies On My Belly

Mary Lou was a 54-year-old depressed obese woman who managed to maintain a wrinkle-free pretty girl’s face.  She came to psychotherapy complaining of depression and anxiety related to family issues, a mom that had been mean to her and now suffered from Alzheimer’s Disease therefore lived with …

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Far From Fabulous Flatulation

Francis’ Story: “When I am in a place where I don’t want to be or out of my usual routine or I have to be with people I don’t feel at ease with I experience anxiety or anger or hate or fear. I begin to …

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