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Depression has many different symptoms and it sounds like you are experiencing depression. I would encorage you to be as open and honest with your Mom as you can. I would share with her what you have written here.

Rag Doll what you described is me for 13 years, just starting in therapy doing EMDR with trauma specialist. I ma grateful for this forum and to hear/learn of others experiences has helped me. So I am sure it can help you Stella

You are ok, you need to let your therapist know you are having a hard time sharing what you feel. The thing about therapy that is so hard for me is to be with a stranger and share my deepest thoughts of my attack, I feel so naked, so vulnerable. I am opening up myself to a person I don 't...

Look if you are not honest you are wasting your time in therapy.

You can't get help if you are lying. I have been in therapy off and for years and not for PTSD. I also work with folks on the Autism Spectrum. Let me know how I can help?

Need to know more about what is going on?

I am afraid of the fall out I have after to going through EMDr

I have had 3 60 minute sessions that brought up repressed memories, it has left me exhausted, crying, angry, in physical pain. But I know it is helping and this forum is helping me by validating my feelings. Over the weekend I wanted to quit the EMDR as I experienced two repressed memories...

That is so fantastic to hear thanks for sharing!!

I agree I had to go on Clonazapan before I could start EMDR. I went into PTSD symptoms and got on medication which has helped but EMDR in my opinion is very hard.

I have already learned so much from this site. I am doing EMDR and some of the postings validated the fall out feelings I am having. I have had three sessions and was about to quit do to the anger, pain, crying and total disruption to my life. Now I see that this is very normal and others...

Augusta are you still in therapy? If so what kind? Have you tried EMDR?

Yes there are many of us with issues, me included. Do you have a therapist? That is the first place to start. They can help with the memories and the feelings

How can we support you? I am new to this site but have a counseling background but unresolved PTSD issues?

Do you have PTSD and a therapist to do EMDR? If so go and try it out, if you don't like it you can quit.

Ithat interests me why did you change your name?

I am new to this site, I have been in denial of my PTSD for 13 years and it has cost me relationships, jobs, my future. I was robbed one night when camping alone beaten raped and left for dead. I was working in a crisis house for kids and adults with developmentally disability and after 3...

Can you find another Therapist? EMDR in my experience is very intense and I think having a reliable Therapist is crucial.