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Originally Posted by eskielover
I can totally relate to this. My own T talked about the walls I had built that did just what you describe. Took awhile to break them down. It was my intellect & emotional lacking that built them but it was (like you) my intellect & finally learning through my DBT group & experiencing IRL new ways of seeing & feeling after over 54 years of living the other way.
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I will admit, I have been dismissive of therapy for awhile. One reason why is because of having a T in the past but it doing me no good and only hurting me further by forcing me to bring up memories that I don't want to deal with.
The type of therapy that I tried is CPT which is supposed to be geared at those who's primary issue is PTSD related but only made me feel worse because of how I was expected to deal with trauma from my past when I am more interested in my future. Despite having a PTSD diagnosis, most of my triggers aren't PTSD related as my PTSD is actually mild compared to some of my other issues. I'm finding that my problems are largely due to trouble with my own emotions and difficulties dealing with people and dealing with life's challenges.
I'm considering trying Psychodynamic therapy sometime in the future. My only barrier now is getting to a T since I work part time and go to school full time while dealing with the buses so transportation and making time to see a T is a barrier for me until I get a car.
Thanks for your words of wisdom though!