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Old Jan 26, 2019, 08:01 PM
Seelenna1982 Seelenna1982 is offline
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Originally Posted by Anne2.0 View Post
For me, dealing with the events from my past, talking about them and bringing them out into the open, is the only thing that has really helped me be free of them. Avoidance, which I was really good at, didn't help. I didn't really want to go to therapy, but talking about them released me from the grip they had over me in all kinds of ways.

But everyone is different. You can always stop therapy and then decide to go back at a later time. Or you can go to one more session, maybe having an honest conversation with your therapist about how you see it. Maybe s/he has some perspective on it. Maybe it would be better for you to avoid it.
I really agree with this! I’m fantastically skilled at avoiding. I’m not good at being alone with my thoughts. I do ruminate on past things when they’re brought up and although that feels so dooming and bad, I think it’s almost a necessary evil of the journey, to process it and move forward. This work isn’t easy... but I believe that there is hope on the other side.
Thanks for this!
autonoe