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Old May 04, 2015, 07:38 PM
Claritytoo Claritytoo is offline
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Originally Posted by finding_my_way View Post
i also found going to therapy too much was unhelpful. but i also was seeing a lot of professionals for different things, so it was confusing for me since they all were focusing on something different.

it's also a reason i am unsure how real therapy helps because i have so many issues that i don't know where to start...the symptoms change, the issues change...but they all still exist too..it's just hard knowing what to work on when one day to the next, the issue might not be the same..so to focus on one just complicates things.
This was also difficult for me. In session parts would talk, which was good for us but after session I had to be in the world. That meant that the ones who drive would be out. When that happened I would not recall much of what was said in session. I also found it difficult to work on things because most of the time I didn't recall what I was susposed to be working on. It took over two year for me to remember to ground myself without my t having to tell me. This was because when someone was freaking out they didn't know about grounding, And the one who knew about grounding wasn't out. It took over two years to get a hint of co consciousness with certain parts. It took me years before I new what dissociation/derealization felt like when it was happening. I understood the concept but when it was happening I was in it and couldn't define it. It just felt like I was going insane. Now when it starts I say "oh that is dissociation or derealization". Once I identify it the anxiety drops and the episode shortens. I know this is directly related to my improved co consciousness with parts I wasn't aware of. And this happened because of therapy. So maybe down the road I may go back to therapy. But not for awhile. I think I'd rather be at the beach.