Story archives - tag: "encouragement"

Hurt more than it helped

A tip to my therapist: telling someone that their purges weren't frequent enough to qualify as bulimia may be true according to DSM IV standards, but it's still the opposite of helpful.

tags: therapy encouragement wrong message psychology eating disorders [add]

2011-12-14 16:13:52 / Rating: 991 /

lw

Today was the first time I'd seen my kindergarten teacher in eleven years, but when she told me I was smart I began to believe in myself again.

tags: encouragement [add]

2010-03-15 14:37:23 / Rating: 373.75 /