Therapy Changing My Life!

[EvenStrongerNow]

Therapy has been really helping me as well as writing down and remember my nightmares.

I can literally see that my brain is recreating better endings to my nightmares and I'm not whimpering awake anymore. I can also see that my brain is rewiring itself from the trauma work. Like I'm starting to talk to myself more and more into positive directions. I enrolled in school, I have more motivation to do simple tasks daily to care for myself, all kinds of good things are happening, and I'm not quitting even though some days it seems like I've taken a million steps backwards. I just keep telling myself that it's not true, that it's just another stage of growth.

It's still really rough, but I now keep telling myself to keep going because I actually believe that it has gotten better and it will continue. I'm excited at each new stage of growth.

Anyway, I took a one month break from therapy because my body and brain were freaking out for a little bit there, it was really overwhelming. I'm going back again this Wednesday. I'm excited to tell my therapist about all the good stuff that has been happening. I need to get back in there because I'm realizing that I need to keep at it so I don't get too stuck again.

Thanks for your support!

 

[Lucille]

Hi Hurting,

I'm so incredibly happy to hear how much better you are feeling! This is truly a great victory for you. I wish you well starting back to therapy and school! It's posts like these that help all of us see that the fight we are fighting is worth it because we can and will get better.

Hugs for you :inlove:

 

[You can get through it]

If you keep telling yourself out loud you are bigger and stronger it will happen for you. Don't be afraid of setbacks they are part of the healing process. When things are not going as you wish just step back, compose yourself and except progress will not alwas go forward but stand still, and at times even go backwards just as is does in many other aspects of life.

Don't give up on your will to overcome,

Steve

 

[kimba]

That is great! Thanks for the update and encouragement for the rest of us.

 

[The Albatross]

So glad to read your success Hurting, how inspring to be excited about the stages and that you are perceiving progress!

 

[mamachick]

That is wonderful. Congratulations and good work.

 

[soulofLC]

Hi Hurting, I am glad to hear you have found therapy helpful. May I ask, what kind of therapy are you involved in? I am looking for a good fit, but alas, not finding it.

 

[EvenStrongerNow]

I am doing psychotherapy. I thought a cognitive based therapy would be better for me, but my therapist is really good at keeping me in the present and teaching me coping skills.

Thanks everyone for the kind words and support :)

 

[soulofLC]

Sounds like a good therapist. Thank you so much for your response. It is very helpful to know this.

 

[maddog]

Wow, I really needed to read this Hurting.

Congratulations, it sounds as though you have made real progress and are feeling stronger than ever as you face the journey ahead. I admire your honesty - balancing the achievements made so far with the need to keep going through what will always be an ongoing process of keeping well.

You have something to smile about at the end of 2011, and something to be very very proud of.

Maddog

 

[Megan]

Way to go!

 

[Kb3]

Congratulations:).