Frightened of therapist...

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Well done for the dissection. ;)

Being triggered or dissociated so can distort our perceptions. Trying to work on that to a deeper level myself at present. Do you think her being a woman is a help or a hindereane? Or both?

Thanks. Dissociation is so sneaky it creeps up often without being noticed, I feel I’m beginning to recognise my own patterns oh so slowly..

I feel a female therapist does work both ways 1) I’m able to confront areas of trauma with a trusted female professional so I can overcome fears and build a healthy supportive relationship
2) If I’m highly dissociative I can misinterpret certain aspects during therapy (This can briefly get in the way and become a negative however if I can raise my awareness then I feel gradually I’ll be able to respond instead of being reactive to what is triggering me)

Overall for me it may be a longer and more tumultuous route but I feel in the end the results will be worth it.

 

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Overall for me it may be a longer and more tumultuous route but I feel in the end the results will be worth it.

Can totally understand that. Well done for you courage confronting it.