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Old Nov 13, 2014, 12:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Depletion View Post
I really need to get my other foot back into reality too.
And my therapist said that eventually that is what happens. I was demanding like a stroppy child that he take the whole past away....

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Originally Posted by Open Eyes View Post
Yes Jane, I agree with your T, that is what I experience too. I found it very confusing and extremely hard to explain to others. I am not always exactly sure what triggers an episode, I often have to rethink everything that was being said before I got drawn into one.

What I have noticed is that if I can talk about it and acknowledge it, whatever it is gets weaker at pulling me away from the now.
When I was in it this time, I could not speak, even though I wanted to. My therapist explained that when the brain is in "trauma time" certain processes and functions are down regulated, or do not function so well.....and speech is one of them. I also asked if that was why it is so important to put words to what you experience and feel. Doh....of course it is! (that wasn't his response of course!)

Trauma time........sounds like a bloody game show!
Thanks for this!
Bill3