i've seen 9 diffrent therapists- 8 of which were unhelpful and did absolutely nothing for me (granted, they tried their best, it just didn't work out)

I think part of the reason is my mother, she kept scaring them away and threatening them- but also i'm just beyond help (no, I generally think so)

one of my therapists did some cbt work with me which was pretty useful, but I've forgotten all the skills now- this was years ago before I even knew about the forum

embarrasingly enough, I used to tell my friend about the skills and get her to try them with me

so I should know them really

but I don't