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Childhood Don`t Want To Remember

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I refuse to go digging for memories. The major traumas that I do know of don't even have good memories bec...

You are probably right, but I dont know if I can talk to my therapist about sexual stuff- I am a bit childish at that point. I kind of trust him, I just feel like its extremely private and embarrasing.
 
It helps me to hint around the edges at first, or send questions in an e-mail....so my therapist can bring up at session and if I don't feel ready to talk, it's okay, but at least it's out there. Not sure if your therapist accepts e-mail.

Another option would be to continue working on your basic stuff in therapy, grounding and other skills, and trust with your therapist. And pieces might fall together. I always had negative memories of molesting dolls and sticking fingers into friends and having them do that back to me. Eventually I brought that up (in e-mail) and that alone does not mean sexual abuse, though it could be some attempt at control for other reasons (medical trauma, physical abuse, etc), since it was a bit beyond the normal realm of exploration for the age. Other pieces came in nightmares, snapshot images of touching adult body parts, and body memories of people sticking things inside me when "asleep" or passed out. But even after 3 years I don't think I could say exactly what happened to me.

It doesn't help me to try to figure it out. I'm working on a lot of daily living skills, grounding, safety, evening finding ways to tolerate good feelings and feeling happy. And sleep. This other stuff just comes up, if it will, after a lot of resources are in place and trust with the therapist is pretty good. I was sexually assaulted as a teen, and remember most of that...so it's confusing to know what memories come from where, but based on earlier behavior and the tone of some memories I often suspect earlier abuse too. I just don't expect perfect memories any time soon...it's just not the goal of my therapy.

But if you feel like you can find a way to ask your therapist, you might get some other ideas on how it could work...and even just lessen some of the shame or confusion you might be carrying, just by sharing, even if it doesn't help you directly connect to memories.
 
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It helps me to hint around the edges at first, or send questions in an e-mail....so my therapist can bring up at session and if I don't feel ready to talk, it's okay, but at least it's out there.
Yes, and another option might be to write down what you're thinking of and want to work on, and bring it to the session for him to read. I've done this, not so much with things I might have trouble talking about as in case I forget something that might be important.
 
I think it has helped me alot writing about this stuff here. Now I feel more calm - since you all state that memories will come when they come. If there are any and if they will come at all. I am not sure if I will bring this up in therapy yet. Maybe I will stick with your option nr. 2, @Chava. Work on "basic" issues, and see where it takes me.
 
I used to find it was easier to write my feelings down on paper than say them when I was with the therapist, I think she found it easier as well, as I was mot very good at communicating with her when I finest started therapy.
 
I couldn't believe reading your post as I had had the same sensations of lump in throat and smelling semen- which I dismissed at the time. I have had other body memories and a couple of emotional flashbacks of terror too. I now know I was sexually abused by my dad but I haven't had any cognitive memories come back yet. Just enough to know. For me I was becoming more and more aware of it but dismissing it. I think my child part that was desperate to be heard just kept on yelling till I did hear her. She took me to therapy and kept me there. Until I finally admitted it to myself. Now we're working on what the real issues are. I still haven't remembered anything cognitive. I guess I mustn't be ready to remember yet though my t says I might never remember. She says I don't need to remember to heal. The Courage to Heal is very good but I found Rescuing the Inner Child by Penny Parks even better. It's a lot shorter-a very easy read and extremely practical and helpful plus I completely recognised myself for the first time and it helped me to believe that poor child I had ignored and dismissed and hated for so long. Wishing you well.
 
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