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    Somatic Experiencing

    Yes, my therapist is a Level I Sensorimotor Therapist as well as a Dance Movement Therapist. Trauma gets trapped and stored in the body so working with the body as well as the emotions is important. Peter Levine wrote a book about this, which might be helpful. You can also look up Pat Ogden as...
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    Separation Anxiety

    I think your feelings are perfectly understandable. I have attachment trauma(my father) and have really been missing my T. She was sick last week and I have been sick this week. I called her today, crying, and told her that the little girl part of me missed her. I asked if she could send...
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    Abilify

    I am sorry I have not posted recently - my depression came on full force this past week and my doctor added Abilify to what I currently take. I started on 2 mg. and had to reduce it to 1 mg. and then to 0.5 mg. before finally stopping due to extreme fatigue. I was wondering if anyone else...
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    Living With Someone Else

    Well, after many years of living alone(I have had roommates in the past), I have decided that I would like to have a roomate again and just met a potential roommate. The reason I lived on my own for so many years was because I wasn't sure how someone else would handle my occasional bouts with...
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    Why Would T Ask Me To Go In More Often?

    If you feel comfortable, I would ask your T. Many years ago, I used to see my T only once every two weeks. Then it was once a week and when I was in the middle of the worst of my PTSD, it was 3x a week. I now go two times a week for two hours each session which really allows me to go in-depth...
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    Relationship Thank You Supporters

    Thank you for your kind words. I will say, however, that I am a woman survivor who has CPTSD and I am not in a relationship. I do not "have a man", whatever that means, although I have a very supportive family, amazing friends, and an incredible therapist and doctor. I think support comes from...
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    Anyone Have Any Ideas How To Getting A 6 Year Old With Ptsd To Sleep?

    I just purchased a weighted blanket for myself yesterday(they have other things as well): Dream Catchers Weighted Blankets is the name of the company. I am hoping it will help me.
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    How To Get Through?

    I struggle, especially at night. Sometimes I watch movies or read, sometimes I call or text friends, and it has really been helpful to post on here and also to reply to others. I have a bad habit of isolating myself when I am not doing well so I am trying to reach out more, which can be hard. I...
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    I Swore I'd Never Feel This Way Again

    Sometimes I take a hot bath to help me stay present or I hug a pillow and try to focus my attention on something in the room. I also have a mood disorder and this can affect how I feel. Safe hugs.
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    Terrified Of 'grounding' - Prefer To Dissociate? - Help Please

    I am so sorry you are going through this and yes, I sometimes find it easier to dissociate rather than stay in the present moment, even though I know it is not healthy. I just bought an 18 pound weighted blanket through a company that specializes in sensory processing issues including mood...
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    Missing My T On Weekends

    I had a rough weekend and my depression kept me in the house the entire weekend. I miss my T only on the weekends and only when I am struggling. When I first started seeing her many years ago, I would go once a week or once every other week. Then, about 4 years ago, I started going 3x a week to...
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    My Therapist Totally Just Traumatized Me

    I just saw your thread and read all of the posts. I am not sure if you should stay with your T or not but I would like to share that my T is a trauma survivor, sexual abuse survivor, and rape survivor. I am only stating this because I know that she knows firsthand what this type of trauma is...
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    Confused....Is It My Therapist Or Me?

    This does not sound good. You should not have to talk about sex unless you want to and unless he asked if you wanted a hug and you were okay with it, then I see that as a red flag. I am a female who gives my female T a quick hug goodbye at the end of a session but I don't think I would do that...
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    My Therapist Got Emotional

    I think everyone has different comfort levels with this. My female T has cried for me and with me a few times(not hysterically) and it helped me to really connect with my own emotions as well as deepen my therapeutic relationship with her. I seem to be able to get in touch with and express...
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    Emotional Spiral In Therapy - Too Attached To Therapist

    She sounds like a great therapist and a lot like mine! I am glad you were able to have such an honest conversation with her.
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    Stress Comparisons To 'normals'

    I think a person can be compassionate and still keep his or her boundaries. You set a boundary, which was good.
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    Emotional Spiral In Therapy - Too Attached To Therapist

    Actually, the termination process can go both ways. My therapist has told me in no uncertain terms that she would not terminate me. I trust that she cares very deeply for me and I know that in order for my attachment trauma to heal, I must become attached to my therapist in a healthy way.
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    Stress Comparisons To 'normals'

    Yes, I can struggle with this too, especially when I am in a bad place, like I was this weekend and don't even want to go on. I think it was a healthy choice to distance yourself from this guy because healthy men do not go around saying, "So and so wants to sleep with you." What is that all...
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    Wanting to isolate

    Thanks! I did go to church and sing in the choir today, which was good. I wanted to go to a dance class this afternoon and then a support group for survivors, but this depression makes me feel tired and like I want to just rest. I should also go grocery shopping but my anxiety level is too high...
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    Wanting to isolate

    That sounds familiar - I am with people(children and adults) all week long, go to therapy two times a week, practice with my church choir one night a week, and sometimes do things with friends on weekends. But there are times I feel I just need to process everything.
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    The big black hole that is isolation.

    I think I isolate because I feel different from other people. Sometimes I feel like a child in an adult body and that I am faking it as well. I feel like there's something wrong with me and sometimes I don't know how to get out of that feeling. I agree that being with people when you are not...
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    Wanting to isolate

    I am not sure if this post belongs in this category or not. I have Complex PTSD and also suffer from a mood disorder, which involves mostly depression. I was supposed to have dinner with a friend last night but did not go because I was too tired and wanted to be alone. I did not leave the house...
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    General Herbals And Meds

    Well, I have a holistic doctor, a psychiatrist, and an endochronologist. They are all top in their field. I run everything by my psychiatrist(even the holistic medication) because he is also a psychopharmacologist. I am on some pretty serious medication and need to be careful. I even started the...
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    An inability to cry.

    Yes, crying can be good for you because it means you are starting to process emotions. I also deal with depression, so sometimes my crying is tied into that.
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    Are Your Flashbacks Confused?

    My memories can be a bit mixed up as well. I think I finally decided that whatever happened to me did happen. Although I cannot change that, I can try to manage my symptoms in the present. This is not always easy. I think I wanted to know all of the answers and remember everything but I am not...
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