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Originally Posted by Petra5ed
Sadly too I think the childhood stuff is difficult to treat, not impossible, just takes longer. In these past years I've read a lot about childhood development. The hurt of childhood trauma gets woven into our psyche and carried around for so long it is kind of entrenched in there, and you will need someone who is willing to do the dirty work of helping you dig yourself back out.
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Thanks Petra5ed-
I wonder about this childhood trauma stuff too. Like, is there a point? Or should I bury it and move on? I think this may be my last attempt in therapy, and then I will do just that. I have a good feeling about this T, like he is so knowledgable and professional, has 40 years of experience as a psychologist, a researcher, a professor...so he has seen a lot and knows a lot. I have talked to him a bit about boundaries, and he has assured me that he is essentially buckled in for the ride (my words not his, but basic gist the same). I am going to ask him about why he might refer a client out, and let him know that is a fear of mine. I don't think he's likely to do that, however, because of being new to the area and not knowing many people. He could not, for example, give any recs on a good psychiatrist. So I think unless things got super uncomfy for him, he would stick it out with me. And honestly, I am not the type to be outwardly clingy. I am hyperattuned to cues from other people and if I sense he is getting uncomfortable I would back way off.