Posted by partlycloudy on June 21, 2004, at 12:50:18
In reply to Re: Increased therapy making me worse (I think), posted by gardenergirl on June 21, 2004, at 12:26:42
Antigua, for me it seems that therapy stirs up the pot in my head; makes me think about and confront issues that I have submerged quite nicely until now, thank you very much. Which is what landed us in therapy! And perhaps there's no start, middle, nor end, but a process that helps us see different choices and paths available to us. I find change extremely distressing: I stayed in a marriage that was absolute misery for 15 years longer than I should have (total of 18 years, I'm being generous about the first 3 of them), resulting in being treated for PTSD!! From being married!!! So for me, change is not only essential for my health, but I'm not able to see the possibilities without help. The meds help me function from day to day, so I am better able to tackle the roots of my problems with my T. Sometimes I feel like I'm wasting her time, and then other times she has seen that I'm not getting anywhere. That's when she suggested I try the EMDR.
For myself, I find that every issue I face and deal with, there are 2 more to take its place. Not new issues, but ones that have been biding their time in my mind's lair.
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