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Originally Posted by Trace14
Well PE therapy is focused on one index trauma. But going through that trauma lead to the the other traumas. I feel like I have three index traumas, and many more below that on the list.
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Right...so I'm wondering why you can't continue PE to work on the rest of the traumas? It doesn't seem responsible of the system to stop that work. 😕
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Originally Posted by Trace14
I don't even know if the facilitator would want to know about past traumas and/or details. I would feel pretty foolish putting that on her and then her say she didn't need to know all that.
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I can't imagine a T saying that she didn't want/need more info! If you're shy about it, do you think you could ask her what she thinks about reading what you've written? Even if it can't be addressed in group, maybe just having someone see/hear you and your feelings will be a big help? Sorry if I'm reaching here, I've never been in this situation, and you deserve the best care. 🤗
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Originally Posted by Trace14
I don't know I've checked out mentally until I come back. I've tried grounding exercises to try to stop doing this but it hasn't worked very well. I guess the strength of the mind wanting to leave the situation is stronger than attempt to ground. Not sure that makes sense.
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It makes total sense!!! And I do this all the time. T C taught me the 5 Things grounding technique and it's a terrific tool...have you tried that? It's honestly the only grounding tool that works for me at this moment.
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Originally Posted by Trace14
I tried DBT earlier and wasn't in a place for that to benefit me. Seemed triggering and there were a lot of women in there that were very emotional which triggered me. So I had to leave. The CPT is all guys except for me. I hope that doesn't keep them from talking. Doesn't seem to right now. But they may be thinking that I'm not talking because of them.
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This is another reason why I got kicked out of IOP...I got triggered by all the overly emotional women in the group, and I got up and left the room quite frequently. The men didn't "bother" me at all...just the women crying and sobbing so loudly. I'm sure the men in your group understand that it's hard to talk right away, they were all new once too. ☺️👍🏻