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Originally Posted by Omers
You know darn well that I am biased! 
What a HUGE step! I hope you are able to be VERY proud of yourself!!  
What you did was HUGE!!!!!
My T referred me to my massage T. When we talked about budget (I was going to alternate) T said no, you are getting more of what you need with massage T. So I see T once a month (to practice what I learn with massage T LOL) and Massage T weekly. My massage T has the training to be a therapist though just chose not to become licensed as a T.
Figure out what works for you. Everyone is different. Many massage T's are used to dealing with trauma but some are still flaky and misguided. I like still having the security of a T even though T doesn't get it. She knows massage T is every bit as qualified to work with me as she is.
And yes, as odd as it sounds there is something about talking about trauma while being massaged that feels less threatening than when sitting in an office. One would think it would be the opposite. I am shocked at what I blurt out effortlessly to massage T then struggle to tell T.
IMO trauma work with a qualified Massage T is less traumatic and more healing than with a regular T. IMO it helps to get the memories out of our whole body not just our minds. My experience has also been that there is less post session anxiety too.
D* I never expected to see this post from you but I am SO proud of you for trying it!
Make sure to drink a LOT of water. Massage moves yuckies out of the muscles and you want to help your body flush that out rather than reabsorb it. Drinking water is important after every massage but especially when trauma stuff comes up. I have also found that standing in the rain or more conveniently a shower after a massage and visualizing the water coming down and washing all the yuckies away and visualizing them swirl down the drain with the water helps. Even with lots of water you may feel a bit tired, off or like you have mild flu symptoms after a massage, it is your body moving stuff out and usually goes away pretty quick.
Great Job!!! |
Thank-you so much for reminding me that I should be proud, yes I guess it was a big step for me.
Thanks for sharing your experience that it is easier to blurt things out to massage T than T - yes for me it just felt like a chat - like I had met a friend for a coffee - when I started to talk, she said to make sure that it was not going to traumatise me again and despite my wobble a few days ago, it just felt so calm and OK to talk to her about it - which I can't quite understand.
I have major difficulites with dissociation with T and I found the massage helped that too - helped me to stay in my body - I am interested in the approach you take with having more massage T sessions - maybe I need to find the cash to have a few more with her before I consider any changes, but that may be a possibility particularly with the trauma stuff.
She asked if I wanted some healing at the end - I said yes go for it - she did a lot of heavy breathing and walking around with her hands outstretched and asked if I had felt anything - but I hadn't - not sure what I was supposed to feel? She put it down to my resistance and holding on - but I have an open mind, so will see what happens next time.
Thanks also for the tip re: the shower, that sounds a good idea.
And in terms of never expecting to see this post from me - always expect the unexpected
- when I am feeling together I feel I can achieve anything
Thanks Omers