My T also tries to get me to focus on the hear and now, mainly because I automatically shut down my emotions when they're too unsettling. I've unknowingly become a master at avoiding unpleasant feelings.


Also, I can sort of understand the issue with your brother, although my story is not the same. I can accept that mine abused me, I can accept that alot of terrible things happened, and probably even more terrible things that I don't care to remember, I even know why I never told my mother, and I can accept my reasoning.... But I cannot think of my childhood and label what happened to me as traumatic.


Trauma just feels like much too big of a word.


I'm glad to hear you're making such wonderful progress.