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Old Mar 14, 2010, 08:17 AM
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((((Jexa)))) That sounds like you are really making a whole lot of progress!!!
I know for our trauma stuff, I started out by just presenting a rough outline of some of the "lesser" (sic) childhood abuse issues. Even though they were also bad. And I did it like a newspaper headline of "Ok. I need to tell you XYZ" Then the next session or when I wanted to give more detail, I would be like "Ok. With XYZ, this is an overview of what happened and who did it." ... But I do not give the details or how it impacted my heart. Then when I was safe again and trusted a bit more, I would go back to it and say "Ok. Now concerning XYZ, these are the details of it and here is how I feel." That was the hardest part of the trauma work. But at least it was better for me when I did it in these steps than trying to say it all at one time. Also, in my therapy journal, I keep track of what I am sharing and which stage I am on with sharing. Even have check-off boxes for myself to use! :-)
Thanks for this!
jexa