What Do You Want From Therapy?

[Deleted member 12723]

I want more emdr. That made a profound difference in my life. One more month and I can do it. My Hospitilation only allows me so many sessions every two months.

 

[winterose]

I want to find the ways to fix the vulnerable stuff I need to in order to send that signal out that deters predators from attempting to come into your life. I want to move on knowing I can manage my symptoms and get back to doing what I loved to do.

 

[Changing4Best]

I want to feel better about myself and my life in general. I want to be able to turn to someone else for their thoughts and opinions. I want to be gently lead through the worst of my past and I want to be encouraged about my future.

Sometimes I need a sounding board. I will tell my therapist about something that happened and say something like, does that seem strange to you? Or do you think that was OK or unacceptable or something?

 

[intothelight]

Therapy has been a different journey. My first therapist taught me about coping tools, but then scared me to death with the statement the best that I could hope for was being functional. I need to thank her for that proclamation as it gave me the impetus to research and work hard on my own.

My new therapist has given me the tools and the plan for dealing with my own emotions. No more disassociation and no more numbing.

Now I am at a crossroads and therapy is by need .As I discover the things that need to be fine-tuned, there are times I need help with in formulating a plan. I am more comfortable working on my own, but having a therapist as a guide to keep me on track is beneficial.

Still am working with my psychiatrist on evaluating some of the physical and neurological effects of the trauma. He has done a great job in helping me to navigate the rigors of chemotherapy and the interaction of the drugs with PTSD.

But what I want at this point is to mop up everything that I can and move forward just living and enjoying my life. So therapy and seeing the psychiatrist become on an "as needed" basis. Not conventional, but it is working so far.