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Originally Posted by Readytostop
I'm feeling better now...i think what is difficult is when you have had feelings/thoughts/circumstances for a long time that you've never been able to tell someone about cause you couldn't even put it in words...and you read something someone writes and its like they r talking about you...on some levels very helpful...also triggering lots of emotions...
Thanks for all the responses.
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I can relate to this (((((((readytostop)))))))
It helped me when I first came (and still helps me now) to stay on the Psychotherapy forum....I didn't have the coping skills and I hadn't worked through enough of my own stuff to spend a lot of time on other forums without getting triggered. When I came, I was really just trying to figure out HOW therapy worked, because I had never been in therapy before, so it helped me to read here.
Sometimes, even this forum can trigger me and I just need to step back for a while. And it's okay.
When we are new to thinking about/talking about/feeling this stuff, it can get really overwhelming, really fast. Be extra gentle with you, and be sure to take breaks. Write stuff down so it doesn't bounce around in your head endlessly. Try to look around the room you're in and name things you can see and hear and feel and get grounded in NOW, because no matter how triggered we are, if we can find ourselves in NOW it can help.
Thinking of you! I know it's hard.
