I think there is a lot of truth in this for me.

But....I did used to feel VERY unsafe - afraid - almost all of the time. At the store, driving in my car, going to groups, sitting at the movies, being at home...I truly felt like I was in danger.

As we've worked in therapy and my PTSD has gradually improved, that feeling of constant fear and hypervigilance has pretty much disappeared. For me, it took time, and a willingness to work through trauma stuff, and probably most importantly, the experience twice a week of true SAFETY sitting in t's office. I was literally never safe as a child, and didn't have any way of knowing what safety feels like. It turns out that as an adult, I'm almost ALWAYS safe, but I didn't have a way of recognizing it and understanding it until I experienced it in T's office.

When I'm going through a hard time (like October, blah), I sometimes start to lose the feeling of being safe in T's office, especially if there are voices outside of the room. If I can get myself to tell T, he'll reassure me that I *am* safe, and I know he's there and "protecting" me, and it's okay. He helps me separate the past from now, and that helps too.

It's a gift to start feeling more safe in the world. I think T's office is a fine place to start.