Fear Of Next Therapy Appointment

[mrsps]

yay glad you have an appointment! :)
Try not to over think tomorrows appointment just rock up and go with the flow! You will be fine :)

 

[barefoot]

Glad you have the appointment - though not so great that she didn't ever tell you about it...!

As you say, maybe it's better that you don't have too long to see it looming ever closer on the horizon. Try not to think about it too much - easier said than done, I know, but it sounds like there isn't really anything you need to prepare. Just try to see what comes up :-)

Hope it goes well and that her response to the writing you gave her last time is reassuring for you. I guess it's possible that she might not mention it as she might wait for you to do so. So perhaps just think about what you want to do if she doesn't refer to it. It probably won't mean that she's forgotten about it, just that she's leaving the ball in your court. So maybe if you want to discuss it and she doesn't bring it up, you just need to have your line sorted beforehand so that you're comfortable about bringing it up yourself.

Hope you have a good session.

 

[IanG]

I feel anxiety and fear before my therapy sessions too. I feel like I will be judged or that I would somehow need to justify how I'm feeling as if others would see me as a messed up person not worthy of positive attention. I have a fear that my experience will be invalidated that it's all in my head because there is something wrong with me.

I am trying to be as open as possible with my therapist who is always patient and does all she can to help me feel safe and that she is walking with me....but still that response is still there from a lifetime of trauma.