I was in group therapy for a bit over a year with a wonderful group of women led by two therapists. Yes, absolutely there were tears. And it was okay with all of us. The therapists were attentive and supportive, so were the other group members. No one was angry with anyone. In fact, I remember one particular session where all of us were crying at once. The therapists handled the situation like the pros they were and helped us figure out what dynamic was going on that we were all triggered at the same time.

Our group ended because we lost the location we were meeting and quite a few of us were not going to be able to meet at the new location. We chose to disband. We did not stay in touch with each other, but I know I think of them regularly. It was a great experience . . . difficult, but very healing.