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Originally Posted by confusedbyself
I don't know if this is one of those posts that should have a trigger warning or not.... so just in case, I am warning... LOL...
Ok, I know many people have talked about telling t's about abusive things that have happened, but HOW?!?!!?!
I have been with my t for a couple of years now and he is fabulous, but we are supposed to begin some type of imagery to revisit situations from my past/childhood. I have told him vaguely that "something/stuff" happened and he knows what that meant. We did have one session where we did an exercise about addressing one of the people, but he didn't make me say what happened and I don't know if it was because I was having so much trouble just being in the exercise or if it was because he doesn't want details and I was hesitant to say anything. Just that exercise flared I didn't know what to say or what he meant and even if I did,, didn't know if I could say it. Now we are about to go again and I keep thinking about how I know what he is asking and if more then "something/stuff" is what is needed,,,, how the heck do you say that to another person, even if it is a t???????? 
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I walked in to my therapists room knowing full well what I needed to say, but as soon as I got in there I couldn't physically get the words out.
I started shaking and my palms started sweating. I started it off by saying "I need to tell you about something that happened to me a long time ago but I don't think I can get the words out." She gently coached it out of me from that point. I also told her that I needed her to walk through it with me step by step when we revisit because it's too difficult. She was totally fine, at least on the surface. Didn't judge me, never would.
Don't be ashamed or scared, (easier said than done) I can say from recent experience that I'm so glad I plucked up the courage to get it out!
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