Tell me more about this Tresillian thingie.....

If anyone can give me more specifics on HOW they taught their babies to self soothe I'd be very grateful. I didn't want to do this, I wanted to be a gentle parent, but during the day, after no sleep.. I am NOT gentle. I'm a sobbing, hysterical mess and I can barely manage to smile at my baby let alone play with him. He will be better off suffering just a little bit through some firm handed parenting now, than having a zombie for a mother. Failure, thy name is Forshelby.
I'm not Black Rose, but can tell you a little about tressilian. It is similar to Karitane (if you know what that is!). They are both sleep 'schools'. They both use methods of CC, to help families with getting kids into sleep routines. They have residential programmes where you can go and stay for a few nights-a week or two (I think!) or they have day stays where you can go and learn to sooth your LO with the help of professionals taught in their methods.
Do not feel bad about trying to learn how to be a better parent. You need to be happy too. I know the trauma and torture of not sleeping and it's so not pretty. It can cause depression and rifts in relationships. You are doing what you need to to be a better mother and to become the persona nd parent you want to be.