Overwhelmed

[Overcoming]

My T has encouraged me to work through the emotions surrounding my sexual abuse. I've spent years trying to avoid, and now I feel pretty stuck. Whenever I try to deal with the emotions by myself, I struggle to stop and identify them. I get the impulsive need to SH or just start dissociating. Has anyone else experienced this? And, if so, how did you get past it? I know that I struggle with a lot of shame, and that has been one of the biggest obstacles that kept me from processing my emotions until now.

 

[Bristol]

My T has encouraged me to work through the emotions surrounding my sexual abuse. I've spent years trying...

I started this in therapy last night, i have been on here asking for tips on how to survive it too but thought id just let you know that your not alone, starting on the emotions has been the far hardest thing i think i have ever done. My T had me draw up a spider diagram with an emotion on each leg and we went through it. To get that drawn up i tried to do one emotion a day and then leave it alone because i couldnt cope with anymore than that.

 

[Overcoming]

I started this in therapy last night, i have been on here asking for tips on how to survive it too...

Thank you! A spider diagram of emotions sounds like an interesting idea. I get bombarded quickly. Then I'm just frustrated with myself.

 

[Bristol]

Thank you! A spider diagram of emotions sounds like an interesting idea. I get bombarded quickly. Then I...

I just wrote Emotions in the middle and started at the top used different colour pens to try and make it feel less serious :)

 

[Copper Princess]

My T has encouraged me to work through the emotions surrounding my sexual abuse. I've spent years trying...

@I'smom I am working on the same thing. My therapist wants me to stop fighting back the tears and just cry but I can't. Everytime I feel like I can't fight the tears anymore I try to stop talking. I am really good at avoidance.

You can do this. One step at a time!!