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Not silly! You were taking care of yourself..good job. My T had a talk with me about being concerned about him. He told me in no uncertain terms that he could take care of himself. If I had concerns, I could ask how he felt if I wanted but...... Learned Ts have professional & personal & social...
Glad you mentioned scents. I work with dogs with problems.....even ptsd. Long story short..we came across a combination of peppermint & lavender. May not be logical..peppermint, a stimulant, & lavender, calming. I noticed while shopping one day that the same two were used in a roll on...
Thanks for bringing this up. Just attended a discussion on using these therapeutic ly. The one point reiterated ad nausium was that someone else should be present. A safety issue. Never do it alone.
You are so taking care of yourself. You are making the experience as bearable to everyone involved. I got a small stuffed animal & attached my keys to it. I expected people to give me a look or ask. I was prepared with a 'I'm always forgetting/losing my keys' rationale. Nobody every asked & it...
Sounds to me that you are doing much better than you think or feel. You are taking steps to change things and deal with this horrible situation. IMHO you would benefit from a therapist that just doesn't say accept & get over. How does one do that? I'd want a T that would put me first..help me...
Dissociation is a tool I will always have available. Now I have other tools also that I can chose to use instead or in addition. I have a supportive T available & a support system I can call on. The key is I now have a choice. I can deal with the issue before it gets to the need to dissociate...
Familiar with the feeling or nonfeeling..been there. Sometimes want to go back. Awfully peoplely out there. Here's what happened with me: started getting irritated at everything, big & small events, important to me & unimportant to me people etc. Decided stoicism would help. Massive...
I've worked with an organization that pairs Vets with rescue dogs. There may not be scientific data to prove it, but I've seen many lives literally saved by these dogs.... Some because the Vets take better care of themselves out of a sense of duty to their dogs, some because their dogs provide a...