CBT
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy "is a short-term, goal-oriented psychotherapy treatment that takes a hands-on, practical approach to problem-solving. Its goal is to change patterns of thinking or behavior that are behind people's difficulties, and so change the way they feel."
-psychcentral.com
This course is loaded with CBT even if we may not recognize it at first. Thought correcting and changing the way we feel about ourselves is integral to the healing journey. CBT is a kind of therapy that is very often done with a therapist, and I strongly recommend talking about it at your next visit. I use an app called "Woebot", which is free and helps me stay in tune with my thoughts. Download the app by searching Woebot in your app store and try to use it once a day. You'll learn a lot about distorted thinking, mindfulness, and the importance of practicing gratitude.
Interpersonal Skills
I was fortunate to be a part of an Interpersonal Skills group, where we were able to deconstruct how our emotions affected our conversations. In every interaction, we bring forward what we are experiencing right now. We are also bringing forward our conscious emotions from the past, as well as our unconscious emotions. The other person is bringing their layered experience as well.
So, if we are not mindful of how our unresolved emotions and experiences are affecting our interactions, we may not see that there is a "problem" with us at all.
In this group, we were asked often to tap into our quality or presence, and what kind of feelings were bring brought forward in response to what someone else had shared. I do recommend looking into any online IPP groups in your area as I was able to gain a lot from this therapy.
My therapist quoted Marsha Linehan, who is the creator of CBT. I can't remember or find the exact quote, but he said;
"If our pain or suffering was introduced to our lives at the hands of others, it stands to reason that that is where the healing must be done as well".
I have come to learn that it is through my interactions with others that I am able to engage in an emotional repair process. It can be extremely difficult to trust others and to let them in, but once you learn how to choose yourself, you being to choose those that are worthy of your time and respect you, thus making it easier for life to flow as it should.