I enlisted R's help for the sole purpose (soul purpose? - maybe the same thing) of dealing with the trauma of emotional abuse at the hands of a friend. Officially, our goals are:

1. Admit/accept my feelings around the experience.
2. Stay with the feelings as they arise.
3. Process the emotions as much as possible within the safety of the session.

I will know that we have done the work when I am no longer dealing with intrusive thoughts and emotional flashbacks in relation to this issue.

Thank you for the interesting, thought-provoking poll.