Dissociated At Beginning Of Therapy Session

[canucklady]

I remember waiting in waiting room, lots of doors closing and banging which is trigger for me. I walked into her office, started crying and that's it. Next thing I know am in car trying to stop shaking. It is all a blank. Did I even pay her? Did I even make another appt? I don't know anything anymore. It is hard going to therapy when it seems don't remember anything that happens.

 

[Grainne]

I can relate here...this happened to me last week at therapy (for the first time). I was all good, doing EMDR, things were moving nicely and I fell into a memory of a family gathering which I started to describe and....GONE. The next thing I recall was my therapist touching my shoulder and telling me to breathe. I sat in my car and shook also...for a long while.

Very intense experience.