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Originally Posted by multipixie9
T should not say things that bring confusion and misery on you. That is not ok.
Those who do the terrible, worst things are so scary that sometimes children have to go along with them to survive. Plus if they do certain things to us our body will respond because we are human, not because we are wrong or evil. We are just human.
We endured SRA and all kinds of things you just can't say without hurting people on these forums and we don't want to do that to anyone. Our T has had to help us get through many, many horrible things they put us through. God has been a huge part of healing and helping me to escape the evil web they caught me in before I could even talk.
I can't help you by sharing stories of the past or talking about it, I am just not there yet. I wrote to let you know you are not alone and you are not wrong, bad or hopeless. The guilt is their's, the penalties will be their's. I have been able to release a lot of guilt and false responsibility (over time).
Any T who doesn't feel safe or who makes you constantly unsettled or who increases your guilt-feelings doesn't sound like a good fit for therapy. Even though a good T has to get you to face things from the past, he or she must do it with sensitivity, compassion and skill. I've had at least one psychologist who was dangerous to me and abusive. My current T has worked with me for over 14 years and partly that is because she had to grow into this kind of work and because living with a husband who is non-supportive and doesn't believe DID exists has slowed my ability to work down a lot.
Be kind to yourself, it is the right thing to do,
Leslie and her pixies
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Ty for your caring and concern and i'm so sorry for your experiences. i think i've worked through some of my discomfort and, at this point, am planning on continuing to see my current therapist. While that wasn't the primary focus of my posts in this thread, it was something i was wondering about and i appreciate the feedback.
i also understand your comments regarding sharing (or not sharing) your sra experience but would also like to say that i hope at some point you can allow yourself that freedom with an appropriate trigger warning. i feel the same way a lot of the time but other times afford myself the opportunity to get it out and seek support. That's what this place is for, though i do completely understand not wanting to harm others with the ugliness. i just wanted to say you matter too--quite a lot.