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but it's difficult for me to tell what's really bad and what isn't, because I had to learn to handle almost everything on my own without help and I learned to just accept stuff that people shouldn't have to.
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Yes, I can sure relate to this! I'm sorry you also don't know what situation calls for support
Every situation I was in as a child was brushed under the rug- from being held against my will repeatedly(at 6 yrs), to being taken at night to break into a closed warehouse(at 3 yrs) to being held at gunpoint(at 8 yrs) to being attacked by a family member (at 14 yrs)-- to name a few..... it's all
--nothing to talk about.
I've been told in the past by a T.-- "do you want to call or come in an extra day?".. during a horrific situation... and I'd be confused, shocked and speechless as my mind is so used to being alone and going numb..... I never even thought about leaning on someone for ANY kind of upset, let alone a horrific one.(I declined the offer)
Now I will just contact T. if it's out of my grasp to cope with-- like I'm not able to untangle things, don't know how to respond to the situation-- it's usually quite a dire situation though, where police or psych-ward is involved-- otherwise, I wait till the next session.
Maybe, since you see T. tomorrow you can hold off? ... but.... if it's feeling WAY to huge to cope with-- I think it would be fine to call/email-- that way your T. can see what upsets you and what can be worked on as far as coping/problem solving.
Good luck Elli-Beth
let us know how things go.
fins