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Originally Posted by BayBrony
I'd find it the opposite. Dealing with the intensity of abuse history, SI, body dysmorphia, etc I think it would be unethical for my T to NOT provide out of session contact. How would it be ethical for her to stir all this up and then leave me high and dry for days with no assistance? That would be extremely upsetting and not productive. Of course there are risks but I can't imagine doing this work with someone unless i could count on them to be there
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I really agree with this -- in my first round of therapy, with no contact between sessions, I dredged up so many traumatic memories and really developed a sense of myself as a deeply traumatized person with no one to rely on. It damaged me terribly.
My therapist's availability now has done so much to give me the sense that there's a safety net for me, and I am not alone. That sense of not being alone now has really helped me to see all the ways in which I used to abandon myself. And feeling like someone is really there for me has made me much better at figuring out ways I can be there for myself as well. Being able to count on someone so consistently has changed so much.