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So I do not have trouble falling asleep. I wake up every day any where from 2am to 3:30 am and then can not fall back asleep. Xanax works great but I will only allow myself to take that twice a week for fear of becoming addicted. There are nights I do get longer sleep. I can not figure out why I have early morning awakenings.
My T, who is an ego state therapist, says my parent part needs to talk to the child part that wakes up and wont go back to sleep, compassionately and tuck it back into bed. Yeah well dude that just does not work.
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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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