[yoyoism]

I constantly go back and forth. Here's my cycle so far:

- ruminate on all past and current issues
- think about bringing them up to my therapist
- panic/imagine her response
- minimize everything
- pretend I'm fine and think about quitting

And the bad feelings/thoughts are usually just bubbling under the surface.

[Victoria'smom]

Write everything down as a bullet point then bring it into T. you don't need to give it to T but at least s/he'll know you have things you want to talk about.

[CantExplain]

Spotting a cycle is good. Now you can examine all the links and see if you can break it.

[PeeJay]

I minimize like a mofo. I will say they are first world problems, that I am fine, that the unbearable emotions are just me wanting attention or being dramatic or that therapy *caused* the pain, rather than simply uncovered it.

Hang in there. We all have stuff and you wouldn't be in T if you didn't need to be.

Parts work helps me understand that the wounded PeeJay is the one going to therapy and the strong PeeJay that kept me alive this far is the one screaming, "No, don't look inside! You will get burned! It's nothing, really!"