I am currently seeing a therapist who has been able to chip away some of my walls. She is amazing. My therapist also has a trauma group that I participate in as well. All of the participants have suffered one or more sexual traumas. I have been through a few (sexual, physical and emotional) myself beginning in early childhood.
The group has been meeting for over a year and I still have issues when it’s my turn to share. If I don’t disassociate then I get extremely hot, I feel like an elephant is sitting on my chest and I can’t get the words to come out of my mouth. My therapist has suggested that I give the group some kind of signal when that happens. The issue is that by the time I realize what’s happening I am already in the middle of it and I’m more focused on getting back to what looks normal that I don’t even think about giving a signal. Does anyone have any suggestions?
The group has been meeting for over a year and I still have issues when it’s my turn to share. If I don’t disassociate then I get extremely hot, I feel like an elephant is sitting on my chest and I can’t get the words to come out of my mouth. My therapist has suggested that I give the group some kind of signal when that happens. The issue is that by the time I realize what’s happening I am already in the middle of it and I’m more focused on getting back to what looks normal that I don’t even think about giving a signal. Does anyone have any suggestions?