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The other day, I had another disagreement with my best friend. He made dinner for me at my house. I told him I was challenging myself to just sit on the couch instead of trying to help or busy myself with other stuff like cleaning the kitchen/dining table or cleaning out/filling the dishwasher...

Thank you for all the support everyone! I just feel so relieved because I have never had a therapist like this before. :) Wow, that's so awesome! It is kind of kool to have a physical way of knowing that some trauma energy is leaving the body and that it is healing you a bit. Especially...

I just had my second appointment with my new therapist. I am really excited because I really like her so far, her style, and how knowledgeable she is. When I was looking at profiles, it stated that she had a special interest in trauma, so I felt really hopeful about that. She is gentle/relaxed...

I was just wondering if there is a difference between emotional flooding and emotional flashback and what the differences are.

I have not. It has been more that I tell her and explain to her what goes on. That I understand that my emotions can be so intense in situations because i may be feeling them to the extent of when I was experiencing trauma when I was younger. She never agrees with me, saying, you are absolutely...

This reminds me of the time I went in and told her that, if I am paying attention and listening to my body and emotions, I can really tell what point I dissociate at. I told her about when I was at work and a boss said I wasn't doing something right and that is a trigger for me. I felt my...

Thank you for saying how you relate, it always helps me feel less alone. :) And great job for having a family session with your mother as well, like you said, it takes a lot of bravery to do it. At least we were able to say things out loud we may have held in for way too long. I know I felt a...

I recently have a had a family session with my mum as part of treatment while I was at a residential treatment program. I did feel a bit empowered and proud of myself afterward because I told her about how my fathers anger had affected me and some of my memories. I definitely didn't think I was...

Oh, and another thing I remembered from my last session. My therapist commented on seeing a huge difference (it was my first session back from the month of residential) because I talked so much and never shut down. Little does she know, I was a bit shut down, and wasn't feeling as much as I...

I have been in therapy since March, but I don't believe she is the right fit for me. I try to explain how my emotions work and she just doesn't understand. I interpret her responses as that I shouldn't have problems expressing myself, or letting my emotions come up. I need someone that can...

I can totally relate to this. I have a really hard time staying present in arguments and also think of what the person said afterward and get upset with not responding with how I wanted. Or sometimes, I have a response I want to make, but it just doesn't come out of my mouth. My brain also...

Your welcome :) I was thinking the same thing when I read what you wrote! Since I am new to this site, I haven't read anyone mention this, I wasn't sure if it was just me. It is so nice to be able to relate to people on here, especially when no one really gets it, like friends, when I try to...

Thank you. It just feels so different when I try to pay attention to what is happening than when I just ignore the process, the feelings and what happens. :whistling: My therapist said she was super impressed with my insight about this when I told her this week at my apt. She had asked a few...

I think that is great that you are getting an appointment with a trauma T. Good job! I can totally relate when you dissociate between the triggers and forget about how intense/emotional the triggers can feel, that it felt like I was fine, until a trigger comes along. It hits me so hard, and I...

I am sorry you are going through this. I think I may know what you are talking about. For me, when I let the emotions come, it is hard to stop and they keep coming up over and over again, like emotional tidal waves hitting me. It is like all of the hurt and pain I felt when I was younger wants...

I know I dissociate and have been doing it for most of my life. I have been trying to feel my body and what my emotions feel like more. What I have noticed is that I will feel this intense emotion build fast, felt panicked and then all of a sudden there is calm. Since I have never tried to pay...

Hi everyone! I am ready to start living life without my past haunting and affecting it. I have lived a long long time with being in a dissociative state. I question if everything is a dream, or just a big game, and I don't feel connected to anyone and feel like when I interact with people I am...