Hi everyone,
I was diagnosed with PTSD a few months ago due to childhood physical abuse and I've been seeing my T for about 9 months now. During our last session, my T and I were talking about goals for therapy and what I'd like to do moving forward and she commented that she doesn't think I'm "ready to really get into the trauma stuff". Now I can't get that out of my head because I don't really know what she meant by that. I feel like I've gone into it a lot with her so I'm wondering if I'm not doing enough in therapy. How will I know when I'm ready? I'm feeling very discouraged because I thought I was making good progress in therapy and I've shared more with her about my trauma than I ever have with anyone before.
I was diagnosed with PTSD a few months ago due to childhood physical abuse and I've been seeing my T for about 9 months now. During our last session, my T and I were talking about goals for therapy and what I'd like to do moving forward and she commented that she doesn't think I'm "ready to really get into the trauma stuff". Now I can't get that out of my head because I don't really know what she meant by that. I feel like I've gone into it a lot with her so I'm wondering if I'm not doing enough in therapy. How will I know when I'm ready? I'm feeling very discouraged because I thought I was making good progress in therapy and I've shared more with her about my trauma than I ever have with anyone before.