[googley]

Too many feelings in too short a period in T. All overwhelmed. And then I had to go.

[BlueMoon6]

Oh, Googley ((((((Googley)))) I know how THAT is. Then you have all week to process. It is so hard. We are here....post more details.....

[jacq10]

((((((((((((googley))))))))))))))

Thats tough when sessions stir up so much, and then leave you with everything

Sending hugs and support


Jacq

[sittingatwatersedge]

Originally Posted by googley

Too many feelings in too short a period in T. All overwhelmed. And then I had to go.

ouch. I am sorry, G. It happens to me too. When will you be going back?

((((((((((((((((googley))))))))))))))))

Sounds like you are working really hard

Do you feel any better today? Sometimes it takes me a couple of days to recover from that kind of a session...

Lots of to you!

[googley]

Thank you everyone for your support.

Originally Posted by treehouse

((((((((((((((((googley))))))))))))))))

Sounds like you are working really hard

Do you feel any better today? Sometimes it takes me a couple of days to recover from that kind of a session...

Lots of to you!

It is taking time. The session brought up a lot of PTSD stuff and I'm slowly packing it back away.

Originally Posted by sittingatwatersedge

ouch. I am sorry, G. It happens to me too. When will you be going back?

I go back next Thursday. We had discussed twice a week but right now financially that is impossible. But I don't know if I could deal with this twice a week. Then I would feel awful all the time.

Originally Posted by jacq10

((((((((((((googley))))))))))))))

Thats tough when sessions stir up so much, and then leave you with everything

Sending hugs and support


Jacq

Thanks Jac! I think I need to reiterate needing time at the end of the session to "cool down". I can't see a clock in there so it is hard for me to know exactly how much time has passed. T has the pattern of working right up until the end.

Originally Posted by BlueMoon6

Oh, Googley ((((((Googley)))) I know how THAT is. Then you have all week to process. It is so hard. We are here....post more details.....

Thanks Blue. It's too scary to post more. too much.

You need to talk about this with your therapist again. He needs to realize that you need time at the end of the session to refocus, calm down, cool down so to speak. He should be doing that. He needs to be the clock watcher, not you.

Originally Posted by googley

I think I need to reiterate needing time at the end of the session to "cool down".

(((((((((((googley))))))))))))))

My T tends to like to work until the end too...ESPECIALLY when we are in really deep stuff...I think he is reluctant to end, because I am not always able to go that deep, and he wants to work as much as he can with me when i am able to let myself be that vulnerable.

BUT! I really DO need about 5 minutes at the end to just get grounded, refocused, etc. T always fills out a receipt at the end, I pay him, we chit chat, and sometimes that is enough - it's like a little routine that says to my brain "time to switch gears" - but if it's a really heavy session, it's not enough.

I've asked my T to let me know when we only have a few minutes left. He almost always gives me a "10 minute warning" now. I think bringing it up with your T is a good idea. And if you've already brought it up, bring it up again. Sometimes my T needs to hear things like that more than once before it finally sinks in

[sw628]

(((googley))))
Hugs to you!!!

[googley]

Thank you all for your support!
I do need to talk about having time at the end. I don't think I have been able to really express that I need more than a minute or two to collect myself. I think she wants to make the most of the limited time we have (she would like to do twice a week, but I can't afford it). It all confuses me. I hate the bad feelings.

[mixedup_emotions]

It feels awful leaving T's office feeling like an open wound...and then being left to deal with the aftermath of the emotions.



I hope you're able to recover shortly. I've learned that journaling helps me...and posting here!

googley

I learned the hard way that after doing trauma work with T, I definitely some time at the end to be grounded. Tell your T what you need. It's gotta be frustrating to leave, feeling that way, and knowing you have to wait that long until you see T again.

Good job on tackling those hard issues! Be good to yourself!