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oooh - I am definitely going to have a read!

...... when I get a spare moment away from moderating here at RYL that is!! ;)

Thanks for that longing tears!

Quote:

DIFFICULTIES WITH THIS CLIENT GROUP

• May have rapid unpredictable shifts in mood / mental state.
• May be unable to name / describe feelings.
• May have difficulty regulating affect.
• May be phobic about emotional experiencing.
• May be prone to self-harm, suicide attempts.
• May be co-morbid diagnoses & personality disorders.
• May lose touch with present reality - confuse past / present; fantasy reality.
• May have severe attachment problems.
• May still be enmeshed with abusers.
• little expectation of being understood, treated benignly.
• May re-enact trauma in therapeutic environment.
• May have attitude of entitlement ('special patient').
• Risk of regression, dependency.
• May evoke strong counter-transference reactions.

I've got quite a few of those on that list!

Longing Tears - Do you mind if I put this website in our stickied thread of helpful links/resources?