There has also been times between my appointment times when really hard things have come up, and I didn’t know how I was going to contain it until I met with my counselor again.

When that happens, I write it out on a card. It’s just a blank note card with an envelope.

I write it out and put it in the envelope and close it.

In my mind, I feel like it’s contained and safe until I can share it with him the next time that we meet.

It usually happens that I bring the card out and let him know that there is something troubling and triggering in the envelope.

We talk about how each part of me feels about it and work up to him reading it silently and then we talk around it.

That has helped me greatly and I just wanted to share that with you.