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I found it really alien and hard to do, but try and give it all you can. It won't be perfect but there might be a slither of help to it.

I worked with a protector figure for EMDR and also a nurturing and a wise figure. The idea is to build inner resources to help you through the processing stages. When you need elements from these figures you can draw them in so that the part of you in the trauma feels supported, cared for...

The therapists I have seen in the UK are incredibly boundaried and touch doesn't seem like something that is an option at all. Also as others have said, I would find it something incredibly difficult to do, it involves a level of vulnerability I think many would struggle with. That said, the...

It is a difficult balance, I think when you have complex and lifelong traumas obviously 12 weeks of CBT is not going be the cure all, however it can still help. At the end of the 16 sessions I had, I still felt little change but reflecting back on it now after a few years I can see that there...

Hi @SunsetDawn83, it sounds like you are in the UK is that right? The NHS services that are offered through IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) are short term interventions, on the whole these are the services you can self refer to. They tend to not be able to support with cPTSD...

I accessed a similar service in my area. It was really helpful and a great starting point to understanding better what is going on for you and implementing some coping and regulation skills. The assessment isn't too intrusive, they will just be wanting to get a sense of what things are like...

Hi @z3phyr, welcome! I had similar experiences with an older brother and similar issues as a result. For me the more I process and accept what happened the less it impacts on my relationship now. If possible, as with other intrusive thoughts or images, try to let them pass by without getting...

May well be worth researching your local Talking Therapies option and self refer. It is most likely this is what the GP would do or suggest you do. You could do that and still keep the GP appointment but it could save you some more weeks waiting. As @barefoot says see what resources they offer...

I think this is a really common response, it feels like it is a way of trying to feel in control and of protecting yourself. I am sure the call with the GP will go well, let us know how you get on. Often it isn’t about what specific box you are ticking (anxiety/depression/ptsd) it is more...

It is great you have reached out to your GP. What happens nexts seems to vary from place to place but your GP should be able to refer you on and advise on next steps. Most IAPT (Improving Access to Phycological Therapies) services offer self referral as well so you don’t need to go through your...

Thank you for this, it feels very true and also very much inline with why we are doing. Although T asks what she can do to help she also tells me I have to lead the way and that she can’t drag me through this. I believe she is navigating this carefully. I also think you are right in that I...

Thank you @Tinyflame. Lots of really helpful things to think on there. I think I am learning how deeply effected I feel which feels like a lot to unravel.

Thank you @berlinda I would like to find a way to write things down with her. It is something I have done in the past but can’t seem to get to fit with this T. @Tinyflame, yes that all really resonates and maybe why it has been hard it the past as when I did disclose in T it wasn’t really met...

It felt like we were starting small. She was asking how those close to me would describe me. I explained that there was no way to know for sure what people really think. She tried to reassure me that it didn’t need to be ‘right’ but I just could go there. It’s too hard to imagine that people...

I have been in various types of therapy for a number of years for childhood trauma and have been with my current T since the beginning of the year. I like her a lot, she has a very gentle and understanding approach. Last week was a particularly difficult session where we talked as we nearly...