Jul 28, 2013 at 12:42 PM
That's interesting. Sounds better than what T1 tried with me. I had a hard time relaying childhood stories. I would tell them in the present tense and would be emotional, triggered, foggy and after I was a puddle on the floor he would say I had to trust him and to go ahead and tell him the same story again. NO Idiot! I am not doing that.
Apparently that is called exposure therapy. I could not imagine a poor woman who was violently raped, in the therapist office, having to recount that story over and over until it she could do it without being upset.
Has that worked for anyone. Well I can see if your afraid of spiders or something to constantly expose your self to the spider with a therapist.
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When a child’s emotional needs are not met and a child is repeatedly hurt and abused, this deeply and profoundly affects the child’s development. Wanting those unmet childhood needs in adulthood. Looking for safety, protection, being cherished and loved can often be normal unmet needs in childhood, and the survivor searches for these in other adults. This can be where survivors search for mother and father figures. Transference issues in counseling can occur and this is normal for childhood abuse survivors.
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