Too Much?

[driftaway]

I've seen a lot of people post about flashbacks and dissociation happening to them all the time. Lately for me it's a matter of time before I have flashbacks, and lately I don't just have one- its typically several hours cycling between flashbacks, dissociation, and being grounded but upset. I will bring this up in therapy this week but what I wonder is...how much is too much? The next step for me is hospitalization and I can't cope with that (triggers). So how do I tell her I'm overwhelmed without having her freak out? I'm overthinking it, I know

 

[Justmehere]

Tell her how you are doing, and be honest about your ability to make a plan to stay safe. Most trauma trained therapists will not push for acute hospitalization of client on a general psych unit unless the clients is are imminently suicidal and can not "contract for safety" - - i.e. agree to not kill themselves or someone in the very near future. A inpatient stay at an acute general psych unit is good for keeping someone alive, and stabilizing imminently life threatening symptoms, but not for much else.

Have you considered adding perhaps other support that would be a more moderate step, like a DBT group? Or an intensive outpatient program? Those will may help and would provide more support in a much less triggering setting, and pursuing such a options could help reassure your therapist too.

:hug:s to you if you accept them.