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The morning of Day 3..............
So part of some exposure therapy. Background: I won't leave the house unless I have to for work and food. He wants me to go to this lake, that has a trail that follows it, and either just sit in the care and eat my favorite fruit (suppose to drill in pleasure or something) and then turn around and go home but if i feel up to it I can try walking on the path. I was going to try this today. He said he would never scold me if I do not do it but he is going to ask me every time I come in if I did it. The mess up thing here is I would do it because I want him to be proud of me not because I was doing it to become more independant or does the brain even care why?
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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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