Frustrated Again! *vent*

[Lucycat]

A trauma therapist is not going to be able to handle a trauma client adequately.

Hmmm. Typo?

 

[Hashi]

Yes, thank you @Lucycat. I've corrected it.

 

[Lucycat]

...and now I can entirely agree with you. Not all therapists are equipped to deal with all that we trauma sufferers carry, and then simply get it wrong.

 

[Chosen]

Ok, I find myself really wanting to defend my T. In the 3.5 years I've worked with him, I've grown a lot, am no longer suicidal, have far fewer nightmares, and am more at peace with who I am and where I am at. Trauma T or not, this man has been here, and I've been blessed immeasurably because of him. I know he is a gift from God. I know I will leave a stronger person because of him.

Frankly, we have spent most of the time not talking about the actual trauma, but about the different ways it's affected me (like being disowned and how I search for father figures to replace my dad--my T being one of those father figures, of course, haha; or my struggles understanding gender apart from an abusive context, knowing what career I want, etc). My T understands and sees me...and he is one of the few people who've ever been able to do that, and I think he is one of the, if not, the best at it, too. I'm very blessed to have him.

I use this forum to vent and write out what I'm thinking and feeling. Even though I get really frustrated with my T, I love him and I know he cares a lot about me. So even though there are times we have stuff to work out, I know our relationship is strong and can withstand a lot of storms.