I wrote up a long reply and lost it! I hate that!

ANYHOW, what I said is that it took me 18 months before I disclosed my CSA to T. I think we tell what we can when we can. Not telling is not being dishonest. We know when we're ready, and we don't have to tell anything until then.

For me, I know when it's time to talk about something to T when I feel it pushing at me over and over again during sessions. And then I tell as much as I can in bits and pieces. I have a dissociative disorder, so I'm not sure how that plays into the whole thing. But I do really believe that we tell what we can when we are able to, and that is totally okay.

Also...T leaves me messages after every session for the PURPOSE of me listening to them over and over again. Sometimes we need to be able to do that to know that we are safe and cared for. I think it is completely okay that you need to do that right now.

You are working hard! Hang in there.