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Originally Posted by tomatenoir
Yes. One hour of conversation is not enough to keep the boat afloat for the rest of the week. Support has to come from more than one place. It's something I wish therapists would be more explicit about.
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Yup....this seems to be my issue. I am good for a day after but then it is as if I never had a therapy session and I am trying to stay afloat until the next session and it is painful. I wonder what that is all about. So I think what if I just stop therapy? I would have to then not use it as a crutch and stand on my own two feet again just function and be a productive adult. I do feel like a child when I go into therapy. I suppose that is something to try and figure out why but I do not want to explore.
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When a child’s emotional needs are not met and a child is repeatedly hurt and abused, this deeply and profoundly affects the child’s development. Wanting those unmet childhood needs in adulthood. Looking for safety, protection, being cherished and loved can often be normal unmet needs in childhood, and the survivor searches for these in other adults. This can be where survivors search for mother and father figures. Transference issues in counseling can occur and this is normal for childhood abuse survivors.
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