Thread: I'm feeling the need to tell my story AGAIN!!
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Old Dec 23, 2011, 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by skysblue View Post
I'm not even sure how telling my story is helping at all. What are the psychological elements here? Does verbalizing it do enough to be free of the story's power? So, how does it help me to be a detached observer? Well, for one, to be spared the reliving of the emotional pain. That's not fun nor pleasant. I'll do it if necessary but I want to feel convinced that it's necessary.
(hope i'm not being annoying w/my questions ... just trying to be devil's advocate and just want to understand no requirement to answer these questions.)

Why is the 'why' important?

What do you feel might happen if you took the risk to feel those emotions and trust that the process will work in your favor and that your therapist is there to support you?
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Last edited by rainbow_rose; Dec 23, 2011 at 10:54 PM. Reason: wording
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Thanks for this!
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