T asked me in session yesterday how I survived the tragic event that brought me to therapy. I told her "By supressing it. I know it's was not and is not a healthy way to cope with it but everytime I cried about it, I got yelled at to "drop the act" or "stop it" so I supressed it." I think was basically saying that to keep moving on, I bottled up my emotions. My family did it and I followed suit.

I don't think T was looking for that answer though. IKD. I wonder if there's some deeper meaning or emotion that T wanted me to recognize? So I wonder how would you guys answer the question "How did you survive what happended to you?" What comes to your mind?