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Originally Posted by Fresia
Compartmentalizing was the only coping mechanism I had for a long time. Not realizing I was doing it, a T once likened it to having a shelving unit with boxes in my mind. When something happens, I would put it in a box and shelve it for later. The problem is is that we don't always take the boxes back down to deal with them and sometimes it does not happen until triggered. Then the box is too heavy or not everything fits in the box, and is too burdensome to work with, becoming overwhelming.
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LolaCabanna - Thank you, thank you, thank you for starting this thread!
After I read a few of the posts I realize that I do this all the time as a coping mechanism. It's never come up in t, but now I realize I've been doing this for years to get through stressful situations. This really makes sense to me. It helps me understand why therapy is so difficult right now. There are somethings I've "put up on a shelf" for 20 years and never taken a peek back in the box until now.
The box visual was very helpful. I am very visual when thinking about my emotions, depression, etc.
