[Elana05]

I had couples therapy today, which is the one that truly exhausts me. I have gone over it with my own T and even asked my partner and couples T if we could cut back for awhile. But my partner and I have had a lot of stuff (mostly financial) to work on lately and we have been up to 2X this week. I am working on trying to stay present and strong during the session, and avoiding being sucked down into triggers. But what do you do when the stuff just needs to be talked about? It is so hard. I am trying to be strong and do the work. But fell into tears again in todays session. ANGER. Anger and serious self protection. I didn't shut down. But I did cross my arms, turn cold and tell my partner and my T that they did not know how it felt. (Because they don't).
Thing is, I am exhausted.
There is so much I need to do around the house but I feel rotten andcan't seem to move. I am on my 2 nd cup of strong coffee trying to finally get up the energy to do the things around the house I need to: laundry, dishes, etc. My eyes are sore from crying this morning and my body feels limp. Can anyone relate to being so tired after therapy that you can't seem to function? It is the times like this that I really wonder if I should be on better medication. I know I am dealing with past trauma. But I hate the ocassions where dealing with it seems to shut down my life.

I can SO relate to that exhaustion.

Can you just let the laundry and dishes go for a day? I know it's hard, but I've learned to cut myself some serious slack around the house the day after my therapy sessions. The sky won't fall because the dishes are dirty. (though, when I was a child, not doing the dishes had serious consequences, so it's hard to be gentle to myself there...)

Or, at the very least, I try to do something nice for myself...go out for a cup of coffee. Watch a movie with my kids (I don't usually let them watch TV, so it's a treat for all of us and it gives me a little break.)

Just be kind to yourself.

[ladyjrnlist]

Oh yeah. I was so drained after therapy last Friday that I slept two hours. Sometimes, it is a very emotionally taxing experience and it can wear you out. It can be very intense. Best thing to do is try to rest and give yourself tlc.

[MoAnamCara]

Elana - absolutely. it can be exhausting, take it easy on yourself.

when i go to t, i go late at night 9pm, then come home and crash....can sooooo relate...

[granite1]

i go in the evenings and come home and just sleep after i write in my journal but then i'm up till all hours of the night when i wake up and thinking about everything.