Posted by madeline on January 9, 2006, at 14:46:51
In reply to I know this is going to sound stupid **trigger**, posted by fairywings on January 8, 2006, at 20:45:12
When you say that your therapist is unavailable - what do you mean? Out of town? Quit his practice? Because it sounds like you need him/her very badly right now.
I also went through several times like this in therapy myself, and always came out better for it. I think you sort of HAVE to re-live some of the pain, anxiety and depression that you should have felt a long time ago. Some of the things that are brought to the surface in therapy ARE very bad, so why wouldn't you feel bad?
But the key is about containment, containment, containment and working with someone that can help you control and overcome those feelings while you work through them. I don't think you need to quit therapy, but both you and your therapist (or another one) should work together to find approaches that don't leave you feeling so overwhelmed.
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