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Exactly....I can not deal with heavy emotions. I have to pretend T does not exist between sessions. The flood gates open up in session. I leave a mess and cry on the way home and then I have to use my skills I have of numbing and forgetting and every time a thought of him creeps in I have to push it away.
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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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