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Thank you so much!!

Thank you so much! Very helpful insight

This is something that I recently experienced. It was awful.. my therapist was helpful in labeling this as a protector part. Even thought that language drives me nuts.. I can understand! Easier to believe nothing happened vs. the consequence being our lived experiences. Wishing you lots of good...

How do folks share memories with their therapist? Are you talking them out? Joirnaling? Emailing? My issue is how sporadic and overwhelming my memories are. I don’t know what to do when they just kinda show up! As always, just looking for insight!

Thanks for your kindness and wisdom everyone. It truly means a lot to me and you are are very much valued :)

I can for sure share this! I appreciate that encouragement. It’s not necessarily that it was the content of therapy but more this experience of feeling disconnected for so long. Like I’m living in the background which feels crazy to me. I’ll share this too..but, I just don’t understand any of it!

Hey everyone- hope all is well. Popping on here to share some shame around going back to therapy after a dissociative episode. I don’t have much continuity with sessions, I only recall I’ve had them because I’ve seen the email reminders in my inbox. It’s three or four sessions spanning two...

She’s definitely helped me learn different strategies to support grounding. But, recently I’ve been emotionally flooded. No amount of exercise, breathing, essential oils, chats with friends… etc. has been working so I’ve been frustrated. Which led to this conversation about what I may need. But...

My therapist has been asking about what it is I need from myself or what I can give myself to find more control… only, so much of this feels out of my control. Meaning the dissociation… I think if I knew how to fix or control it I would. So, I don’t know what to tell her. I mean, I know I’m not...

Thank you for sharing this perspective. It’s very helpful and I wish you continued healing and wellness.

I wanted to offer solidarity in this as well. I’ve had very similar experiences and often times they correlate with moments of overwhelm / stressful experiences and triggers. Hoping all the best for you on this journey!

*struggling with this.

Thank you for this validation and insight.

Thank you!

This is so helpful and so validating for me. Obviously I’m not thrilled it’s either of our experiences..but, it’s very normalizing to know that someone else knows what I mean. Thank you very much for sharing.

Hi there, does anyone else notice a correlation between overwhelming thoughts, feelings and somatic symptoms and a specific time of the year? I recently found some old journals and without fail.. every year around the same time I am expressing the same exact symptoms, concerns and experiences...

Anyone else have a therapist that often reminds you that you are now an adult? Trying to figure out if this is done to support grounding— as an anchor to the present or what. I find it to be invalidating at times. Especially when a child part of me is seeking reassurance or understanding! Just...

I thank you all very much :) this has been very helpful.

I struggle with dissociation. So I don’t often allow myself to feel… anything. But you make great points and I feel encouraged by the idea of feeling when I need to instead of hiding it. It’s a challenge for sure!

So helpful and validating. Thank you!

It would be with the same therapist. We are still working together— less frequently but nothing really changed. It was covid days so we were using telehealth so things kind of continued on from there. But, recently I’ve been struggling with trust (trusting myself/others in my life). And it’s...

My therapist moved away several years ago. At the time I didn’t address my feelings around it at all. It was a crazy period of time and we stayed connected online and life moved on. Recently, a part of me is really struggling with trust and I don’t know if it’s crazy for me to bring this up or...

Thank you very much for your insight. It’s very helpful and I will definitely make note of others things that feel important to me. Much goodness to you!

I have a complex trauma history. Sexual abuse… emotional neglect. The list goes on- I’ve been working with the same therapist for over 5 years. They’re so helpful and yet part of me doesn’t trust them. I mentioned this in session recently but what I really mean I’m not trusting is that I’m...