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I am having serious issues with the Catholic Church right now. I am so angry that I don't know if there's room for guilt. I recently recovered memories of sexual abuse by my father and we are aware of very close ties between my father (deceased) and a know pedophile Catholic priest. He was a...

I'm so sorry. I would feel pretty panicked too.

Denying the reality or the severity of our trauma is very common. I think yours is completely valid.

1. No. Facebook kept suggesting her as a friend so I blocked that. It was awkward. I do belong to a FB group she created about MIndfulness. She invited everyone who took the class. (She teaches it). 2. Yes, I gave her some candy I had made the first Christmas I was seeing her...

Can you call the new T and explain your frustrations and concerns? I guess I would try the old T again. I don't know. I would be upset and confused too. I'm sorry.

My therapist is a female. All of mine have been female. I was sexually abused by both a male neighbor and by my father. I don't think I'd be comfortable taking to a man about any of that.

My T frequently runs 5-10 minutes late, whether it's because she has a session run over or because she gets the late. It used to bother me but 4 years in I expect it. She is an amazing, compassionate individual and I need that more than I need someone who is in time. That said, it sounds like...

I've been seeing my current T for almost four years. I went 1x week regularly with some extra sessions in there when I was in crisis. I couple of times we tried to ease into every other week and every time something happened and I was back to ever week. The last three months it's been 2x week...

My husband has had a hard time with all of this. My PTSD diagnosis, understanding what triggers me, understanding my symptoms. It was a huge problem for me. My therapist finally referred him to a therapist who had extensive work with sexual abuse and assault victims. It's been tremendously...

There are many therapists who don't take insurance and use a sliding scale based on income. Try that route and see if you find one who will work with you. The previous poster is 100% correct that you cannot force memories. My sister began uncovering repressed memories of sexual abuse by our...

That is exactly how I feel. My siblings do not share my feelings. They are still angry. (My sister was also sexually abused by my father; my brother was physically abused). But my anger at the church is akin to fury.

Thank you!!

I think it did. We talked about it a little more tonight. I currently teach in a Catholic school and am desperately looking for a job in a public school because I frequently feel like I just cannot go back there next year. I think this helped him understand why.

Yes part of why I watched it again was because of how validating it was. I also wanted my husband to watch it with me. This has all been very confusing for him, understandably. And I wanted him to see what this has done to other people. I could relate so much with Jane Wehner and the recovery...

I've watched it twice. It's been difficult to watch. I have recently recovered memories of sexual abuse by my father. We've known for years that he abused my sister but this was buried really deep. I had pretty much always remembered the abuse by my landlord so it's been really confusing...

Thank you. I think it's the arrogance of the church that has me so pissed off right now. They think it's okay to violate labor laws, pay their teachers absolute crap for wages, ruin people's lives and stand up there preaching about acting like Jesus. I'm sick of the arrogance and hypocrisy...

I teach in a Catholic school. I consciously decided I wanted to teach there because it was an environment I was familiar with, having been through Catholic school my whole childhood. A little less than two months ago, I got some clarity on some body memories that eee surfacing and it became...

I am up front with my boss about having PTSD because sometimes I need special accommodations. My T has talked to her and there is a letter in my file indicating that I am under her care and responding well but still may need certain accommodations under certain circumstances. That also means I...

I can relate. With me it's because I feel so safe with her. And validated. I told her last week that I count the days between sessions, and then on a day I have a session, I count the hours until I get there. She said that's all okay. I'm dealing with major trauma and repressed memories of...

I am dealing with parental emotional abuse, sexual abuse followed by about fifteen plus years of stalking by my landlord, recently recovered memories of incest during my toddler and preschool years which seem to include rape, sodomy, rape with a foreign object. In addition, I've had other...

Mine isn't listed as a trauma specialist. And I sure as hell wasn't looking for one when I found her because half of my trauma was suppressed and the other half I was sure I'd dealt with. I thought I just had anger issues. But my T identified my PTSD. And she seems to know so much about...

I had an awful time sleeping for most of my life. I took Melatonin for years and it stopped working. Same thing with Benadryl. I'd fall asleep only to wake up during the night for hours. My T talked to my doctor and she put me on Klonopin at night only. My T had determined I have sleep...

I totally get it. The effort of getting there and the anticipation of all th disasters that may or may not occur gets overwhelming. Any by disasters I mean what feels like disasters to us. I'm having the same issue right now. My therapist is great about co tactivg jy employer and there is a...

I question my memories all the time. It's a constant conversation I have with my T. She reminds me to listen to my body. My physical body knows what happened and is telling me. I have begun to trust that a small bit but really need to let the trust develop more.

Yes, I'm very comfortable with this plan. She did indicate that she will be in and out of cell service areas so wouldn't necessarily be able to reply immediately. I'm okay with that. I know she gets how hard a time I'm having now and has made herself very available. I trust that she'll...