Sexual Assault I Can't Get Past My Trauma?

[living_on_hope]

I think it's good that you're seeing a trauma therapist.

Can I ask how long you've been in ther...

I've been in therapy for about a year with the trauma therapist, but before my trauma I also was getting therapy for severe social phobia.

 

[living_on_hope]

Lets be a little more honest here -- you haven't found what works for you YET and as a result you're stuck...

Thank you for such a detailed response. I really appreciate it.

 

[living_on_hope]

Would you expect to "get past" diabetes? Cancer? Etc?
No sweetie we don't just get past it, we wo...

Thank you very much for the response.

 

[EveHarrington]

Sometimes it takes awhile before we start to feel better.

It can take time to learn coping skills, and learn which ones help us the most.

Do you feel that you're making any progress at all with this therapist? On one hand, healing takes time, but on the other hand, not every trauma therapist is going to be able to help us heal.

 

[living_on_hope]

Sometimes it takes awhile before we start to feel better.

It can take time to learn coping skil...

I really don't know. After this amount of time I've been thinking about a service animal to help me with this and my other conditions.

 

[EveHarrington]

Service animals can be quite helpful. Even just having a pet can be calming.

There are a number of people here on the forum with service animals, so maybe it would be a good idea to start another thread about a service animal so that you can get feedback from them.

 

[The Albatross]

One of the things I got personally called out on was "moving the goal post"... when something would be achieved instead of acknowledging the progress (be it big or small) I'd just move it/move on to the next item(s) on the list. It denied me the opportunity to acknowledge the progress I'd made. Just food for thought.

Time, consistency, just noticeable strategic improvements (actualized) equals progress.

 

[Deleted member 34424]

Look into Somatic Experiencing by Peter A Levine; that's a therapy that could help you if you truly want to change what's going on.

Before looking for an S.E therapist, you can always buy one of Peter A Levine's books on it so you know what his therapy is based on and what it does.