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Old Nov 30, 2018, 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Thalassophile View Post
Do you think touch (with the right therapist who is safe and maintains good boundaries) in therapy can also be helpful?
i did have safe touch in therapy with my T, and overall, i do believe it was helpful. for me, it was definilty one of the most beneficial parts of the relationship i had with my T, that i could feel safe enough with him to allow for the physical touch and comfort and one of the more positive aspects of my therapy. i believe coming to allow safe touch from my T helped me to become more comfortable with accepting comforting touch from my husband. prior to therapy, i often cringed at physical comfort or long embraces from my husband. i was 'ok' with sexual touch, but that is because i could easily dissociate it. i reckon the issue with therapy was it just wasn't enough or often in the times that it was critical to receive it, especially at home, while dealing with the post session fallout. this is when i did a majority of my processing, and those are the times that my husband was often available. my T realistically could not be consistent enough in those times of need.