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Originally Posted by JaneTennison1
I do get the crushing exhaustion sometimes in the last 15 minutes of therapy or right after I leave. I honestly can't do anything but sleep, I've never slept in therapy though just after.
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Yes, sometimes I feel like my body weighs 1 million pounds and I can barely peel myself off her couch. Because my brain hates me, I can never sleep after a session no matter how tired I am (and they are on Saturdays!)
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Originally Posted by pbutton
I can relate to your reaction!! I stumbled across this concept in some book not too long ago. It blew my mind. It had not ever crossed my mind. I am one to fall asleep repeatedly during family gatherings, during turbulence on a plane, and as a passenger during frightening driving conditions - situations where I am so scared that you'd assume the raging anxiety would certainly keep me awake. But if I have no option to "rescue" myself, my next defense is to become unconscious. I even did it one night when I was upset and T unexpectedly responded to my late night message, asking me trying to call him. I emailed him that i was fine (not true) and then INSTANTLY transitioned from nyuncontrollable anxious shaking crying to 100% completely asleep. Seriously, it was about a minute and a half later. Confused the hell out of my husband.
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Wow. That is fascinating. I have never heard of this.