I'm not sure if this should be posted here or in the psychotherapy board, but I hope it is okay here.
I have told my therapist that my parts show me very disturbing images and tell very upsetting stories but I haven't been able to say any content or even say what they are about at all.
I am usually able to say things, even those things that are pretty difficult, but I have been trying for over a month to at least say something about what I see and hear so that she can narrow down what she can do to help me, and I just can't. I have tried choosing the "easiest" ones, practicing with a stuffed animal, writing them down... I am just not getting anywhere.
Part of the issue I am having is worry about my T's reaction. I don't remember any of this happening to me, but some of it corresponds to what I experience in my life. I am just very afraid that she will think I am consciously or unconsciously making it up because these kind of experiences have been controversial for some people (images/stories are related to s*x*al abuse that I have not experienced to my knowledge). Plus, it is so difficult for me to say and I am afraid that once I do say the images and they turn out to be nothing it will feel stupid that it took so long for me to say them in the first place.
I'm completely stumped as to how to make this any easier for myself. Any suggestions?
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