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Jun 23, 2011, 07:18 PM
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I feel so much shame for having a panic attack in session!!
 I don't know what's wrong with me...
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Jun 23, 2011, 07:23 PM
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((((((
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Jun 23, 2011, 07:25 PM
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it will be ok
 i know it feels bad but i bet you will see in your next session that your T will be understanding.
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Jun 23, 2011, 07:29 PM
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He and I were talking. He was actually reading something. I told him, I'm going to have to stop you. Then I said I need the restroom. He showed me where it was. I went in there. I wanted to stay in there and not come out! I took a few minutes, settled down and came out. He asked if the topic was upsetting me, I said no.
We continued to talk throughout the session. Before I left he said that I handled it well. I told him I wanted to bolt. He said well you didn't and nothing bad happened. He was "very" supportive. I just have been feeling shame for that happening. I never try and show that I am vulnerable.
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Jun 23, 2011, 07:34 PM
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If you can't have a panic attack in therapy, where can you have one?!
I can't tell you how many sessions have devolved in to panic attacks and T talking me through them over the past 2 years. If there's one thing I've learned from therapy, it's that it is okay to be vulnerable, and it's definitely okay to show that side to your T. I still struggle with it myself, but it does get easier to accept and deal with those emotions.
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Jun 23, 2011, 07:37 PM
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There is nothing wrong with having a panic attack (except that it isn't fun). There are good reasons why you felt that panic.
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Jun 23, 2011, 07:38 PM
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Thanks, I guess the feelings of shame were bugging me... It's been a long time since I have let someone see that side of me...
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Jun 23, 2011, 08:43 PM
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(((((Tina)))))
I had my first panic attack EVER in therapy. I thought I was dying and T got me through it but it was kind of awful. And another time, T was reading something and I went and sat on the floor in the bathroom and never ever EVER wanted to go back in that room (but I did). I so get it. It's hard to know that someone has seen our vulnerable side. I've had SO many big feelings in T, and I used to feel so much shame in just being "seen". But T continues to be the same solid, safe, caring presence no matter how I feel. Your T will too. And that will help you realize that your feelings - all of them - are okay. Because they absolutely ARE. ((((((((hugs)))))))) to you. Can you curl up with a blanket and let yourself watch a movie or read a book or just rest?
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