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Originally Posted by amandalouise
did you ask your therapist why she ends the session when you dissociate? when I asked my T's that did this their reply was that dissociating showed her she had to back off. a person dissociates when they feel triggered / retraumatized in therapy. they did not want to retraumatize me, make me worse. therapy is supposed to help not harm.
I have many ways I ground myself...
go for a ride in my canoe around the lake,
skiing / snowshoeing
scented candles
aromatic foods (love apples and cinnamon)
call my therapist
watch an action packed movie
grounding is just doing things you enjoy and that are calming to you. these things and others are what I enjoy and is calming to me.
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I am still confused by that. My therapist will also back off if she thinks I have switched. I pushed John out at a session so she could talk with one of us. John was scared to death and my therapist kept talking to me and not John. I didn't understand why until you posted this. I know I asked her why she didn't talk with John but I don't remember what she said. I just remember being annoyed that she had an opportunity to talk with one of us and didn't. It makes sense that if I switch something must have triggered me. But how is it that therapists talk to alters during therapy. Right now I am very confused. I am trying to figure this out but I can't. Who talks to the doctor? It is almost never me.