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Does Anyone Ever Feel Like They're About To Explode?

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Hello all. Some support, please? Last emdr session was on 1/31 and in next room dr. and I could hear a female T and her female client and client's baby (crying) and it was impossible to concentrate and do any work. And dr. just seemed to be - well scattered and unable to focus. Understandable. He asked me some for me things that were unlike him i.e. I was working on a smell (sawdust) etc. and he said, "Are you sure that is a memory?" What? Huh? (more was said about this - benign so leaving it out. Then we had to stop cascading light machine. He seemed again a bit unraveled by noise coming from wall next to where we were trying to work.

Then I mentioned about suffocation game, and he said what? I tried to remind him I'd brought this up in the last couple of minutes of previous session - however in prior session - he said that I was trying to leave and he used the word dissociate from him as I was recounting about suffocation game. And perhaps while I was trying to or was dissociating then, I thought I was talking to him re: game. Then I stumbled around with words and said something about I had more dreams (nightmares) I believed then memories. And he said that he'd understood I'd had more memories. Huh? He seemed to be distracted by noise still coming from other T's room. My friend said when other client with baby came through waiting room - this client with baby seemed very upset and even angry and she was throwing toys down on floor, and jostling baby in it's carrier (small maybe 22 mth. old baby). My friend said that woman (client) definitely seemed angry about her session.

Then my T asked me to get a jar and 3x a da fill jar with reasons I am grateful for; and I can even do reasons I feel successful for/about? I don't know who this T was this session. I actually said, "I'm upset with you." to him because I felt that he was just so all over the place, not himself, which made me feel all over the place too.

So, has anyone been doing good work in T's sessions and then have a session where everything just seemed to go south? Go wrong? LIke a puzzle with pieces not fitting? What a crap of a session 1/31 was, and I now am of course blaming myself for it, which is ridiculous, yet I am. I've been crying and crying - because another session where I was not able to feel T and I were jellin' and working well and processing this garbage inside of my brain. Please, please share any of your experiences where T sessions left you perhaps feeling like a failure? or that it was just a pile of hot poo? May I have a little, just a little encouragement that it wasn't my fault, although, again I know other T, her client and crying baby were not my fault. I just feel like me and my T were doing very poor work this 9th emdr session. Thank you for any replies from you sweet and beloved by me members new and older, alike. For I feel like such a failure at this moment. JadesJewel
 
My t and I have had a couple 'off' sessions before, where it kind of causes me to freak out, but then the next session were right back on track. As time has gone on, Ive gotten better at recognizing it and realizing that it's just an off session and it'll be ok.

Once in a while either she's tired or I'm tired during a session and we just chat. Neither person is always going to be at 100%. It's kind of like at work, sometimes I can't think or I'm frazzled and I just do what I can to get through the day. If our t's called in sick and cancelled appointments every time they weren't at the very top of their game, I know that I would be more frustrated by that than not being able to have just a low key session.

I know it's hard to go through those off sessions, but it wasn't your fault, it sounds like there were a lot of different contributing stressors that ended up maybe triggering you. Hang in there.
 
So sorry you are having such a bad time...I have the same T for the last 5 years and a half. And sometimes he is just brilliant and sometimes he is tired, or fed up, human in a word. I have learn this with the time. Do not be sad, please, you haven't done anything wrong. :geek::happy:
 
I totally understand! I am sorry that you feel that way but please don't. I believe that although...
Yes, @Copper Princess - at times I (others with ptsd) beat myself up for things of which I have no control. Silly it seems. Yet, it goes back to the guilt and out of control feelings growing up. Thank you for coming here and posting your thoughts, feelings, and genuine encouragement for me. I so do want to be of an encouragement to you as well @Copper Princess. And, me too - hoping my T is better focused next session - and less of the confusion - yukky poop. How are you and your daughter - I care about y'all, I do. Let me know when you get a chance okay.

Til then, again thank you for coming on and encouraging me to keep fighting the good fight in recovery. I want more someday than to just survive (although surviving is good and progressive for me) I also want to someday try to start thriving in my personal life. Seems like light years away. I will never (prayerfully) give up. We all have one another in this forum, aren't we a fortunate community here. OM gosh, yes we are! So grateful to @anthony for his forum he started up - this wonderful community of people helping people. What a dream he turned into reality. I could not fathom being @anthony and to realize how many people in the world he has helped and is helping through his forum. (hugs so many I'm sending to you and your daughter @Copper Princess. Peace and Love, JadesJewel
 
Yes, @Copper Princess - at times I (others with ptsd) beat myself up for things o...
@JadesJewel my daughter is doing wonderful. I am ok, I just try to take things one day at a time. To someone who does not understand it seems silly. I don't think it sounds silly at all. I want to be here for you, I care for you as well. Maybe if there is a distraction your therapist can take you to another room. Prayers for you my friend!
 
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