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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...

Does anyone find their name difficult? I find it really uncomfortable when people use my name when talking to me and I often also feel embarrassed when having to introduce myself with my name, it doesn’t really feel like me or all of me. I know it is my name, I don’t dislike it but it just...

I have just started with a new T for childhood trauma who has a bit of a different style to what I experienced in the past, she is quite direct which I am finding a little challenging. She uses words I would always avoid and despite all my minimising she is very vocal that my experiences were...

I am just starting on a course of EMDR and have been given all the warnings that it is going to be difficult and challenging and it will probably get worse before it gets better. Is it strange or wrong that I want it to be hard, I want it to hurt? Does anyone else have this or understand what...

Does anyone have any tips on acceptance? I am about to begin on some more therapy but I feel that until I am able to accept and sit more comfortably with what happened I am going to carry on denying and diminishing it as that feels easier, safer and far less painful to me. I really want to...

I received a letter from my therapist today. For the first time she directly used the words 'childhood trauma' and 'abuse'. It has really thrown me, those words hurt, really hurt. For all the time I was seeing her I was desperate to have my experience validated, the hear these exact words, but...

One of my main struggles has been what is considered normal and maybe that is because 'normal' is impossible to define or dependent on too many variables but, forgive me, I am going to ask anyway... What is considered normal sexual behaviour between a brother (aged 12/13) and sister (aged...

My previous therapy has involved trauma focused CBT with some exposure therapy. I had a review with my therapist a couple of weeks ago as we had come to the end of the allotted time I was given for CBT. The theme of the chat was very much I should get in touch with a local charity that offer...

Hi all I've been a lurker on here for a long time and finally decided to take the jump and make myself official. I am trying to find the confidence and strength to admit and process that I was sexually abused by my (3 years) older brother through a few years of my childhood. In some moments...