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Old Apr 24, 2009, 06:26 PM
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the big question really is how do you do this with your logically senses and leave the pain, emotions and the suffering behind?
The plain hard fact is that it hurts! So I don't expect the pain to not be there between sessions. I just try to cope, write in my journal to process, make progress in any way I can. Sometimes you just got to feel all this bad stuff until it wears itself out and you are "through" it. Another possibility is that you are going too fast in therapy, past the point of your being able to handle things adequately betweeen sessions. If this is the case, can you talk to your T about it, and perhaps slow the pace right now, and give yourself a chance to recoup? Do some supportive work or work on a less difficult issue. It's OK to change direction for a bit and gather strength and then come back later when you're rested and stronger.
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