Having to start over

[EmilyR]

I'm starting with a new therapist tomorrow. I was with someone else who I didn't feel like I was making any progress with. My new therapist is a specialist in trauma and ptsd. But I didn't "break up" with my old therapist, I just kind of stopped seeing her. It wasn't intentional, both of our schedules changed over the summer and it just kind of tapered off. But that meant that I never asked for files to be transferred to my new therapist....so I have to start from scratch. I have to tell her everything from the beginning. I was hoping to never have to do that again. I feel kind of sick thinking about it

 

[UnicornSightings]

I'm starting with a new therapist tomorrow. I was with someone else who I didn't feel like I was making...

One of the cool things about that is you get to see how you tell your story this time. I feel like how you tell your story changes over time based on how you're doing with it. When I first started talking about my past I couldn't say much. Or rather just didn't. It wasn't that big of a deal. Now I would tell it much differently. I still have a ways to go but I'll be really happy when I can tell my story and feel some sadness about it but not let it own me. How you tell your story will always change. If you find yourself saying the exact same thing each time that's really important to know and work on. I don't know if that will help at all. I just think it's cool. It can be your progress gauge each time.

 

[EveHarrington]

Even if you had records transferred, you'd still have to tell everything all over again. Most therapy records are just brief notes.