[HazelGirl]

I have felt so all over the place emotionally today. Yesterday, after my appointment, I was surprisingly calm despite the intensity and difficulty. I was exhausted, but okay. Today though, I am so emotional. I want to curl up and not function and just cry and cry. And I don't even really understand why. This therapy stuff is really hard sometimes.

[Aloneandafraid]

I think given what you have been through recently this is probably a release and your body saying it just needs to 'be'? I relate. After a particularly emotionally intense session today I left feeling okay and surprisingly calm but as the evening progressed I have become teary and I felt absolutely shattered earlier this eve. I now feel so unsettled and as if I really need to contact T again. At the moment there is no way I can wait until next Wednesday. I think we need to acknowledge these feelings, respect them and hopefully our bodies will heal and refresh?! Take good care of yourself, Hazelgirl. You have had a tough week. Xx

[sweepy62]

Yes I know and your dreams don't help plus you are feeling vulnerable .its difficult feeling all those emotions. I'm feeling the same way, I know I should be calling my t but I'm so stubborn, I didn't get to see her this week, my emotions are all over the place and she did challenge me to call and leave a message and tell her to call me back, but I can't.

I feel like just hiding in the closet. I know how you feel hazelgirl I wish I could say something meaningful to make you better.

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[someone321]

I really can relate as I am at the similar place right now - yesterday I was so happy after the session and today I am pretty hyper-arousal so I am just fighting with myself... I still haven't figured out why it is like that so when you find it out, please let me know...

Please try to take care of yourself, usually I calm myself down by imaging being on holidays e.g. On the beach with warm clean sea, little wind, hot sand etc... And that I am just a human, small human in the very big world - there is no sense in thinking that my life is so important that it is worth to worry about any problems tomorrow there is always high chance that it will be better though...

[unaluna]

Maybe our periods are syncing up because we all spend so much time together

I know, i'm an idiot. But im YOUR village idiot

[Asiablue]

You're having a really tough time just, do you think you could just let yourself cry if you need to? It can feel really cathartic and tears also dispense the stress hormones that have built up in your body, so crying is good.

[HazelGirl]

Thanks for the kind words. I was at work all day, so I couldn't exactly break down there.

And then some drama came up this evening and I had to set some boundaries with family members. And so I sort of feel frustrated and angry now.

[kororain]

Some days I have to repeatedly go to the ladies' room because I can't stop crying. It's like when realizations hit me. Usually takes a few days to sink in.

[AllyIsHopeful]

I relate to every word you said. This is something I have been experiencing frequently lately. It does feel very odd and I just do not feel like myself.

Are you working on hard stuff in Therapy right now? If not, could it be that you are feeling overwhelmed with all of the changes and adjustments you have recently made to your life?

[HazelGirl]

Originally Posted by AllyIsHopeful

I relate to every word you said. This is something I have been experiencing frequently lately. It does feel very odd and I just do not feel like myself.

Are you working on hard stuff in Therapy right now? If not, could it be that you are feeling overwhelmed with all of the changes and adjustments you have recently made to your life?

Yes and yes. There's a lot going on. And I know that it is definitely contributing.

[tinyrabbit]

Sometimes I feel like I'm on a kind of comedown post therapy. it's hard, isn't it?

[peaches100]

Hazelgirl,

I'm sorry you feel so bad today! I have had reactions like that too. I will seem totally OK and calm and handling things. Then later, I fall apart! It's like a delayed reaction. But it seems to come out of nowhere! One minute I think I am doing well, and then all of a sudden WHAM! I am not well at all!! It leaves me thinking, "What the ?" I call it "Therapy Fallout."

Do you have a habit of being really hard on yourself and forcing yourself to handle difficult situations as long as you possibley can in an effort to be "strong?" If so, you end up stuffing alot of uncomfortable feelings and stresses so well that you don't even know they are building up inside you until they come exploding out! Then it leaves you emotionally unraveled and physically exhausted!

In the short term, I would encourage you to do alot of self-soothing and self-care right now. Give your mind and body a rest. Let yourself recuperate.

In the long term, I would suggest paying close attention to how you feel from moment to moment. If you detect feelings of sadness, stress, anger, frustration, etc., try to acknowledge it and let yourself feel it, rather than stuffing it. If you can do something to change what is bothering you, do that. If not, refocus your mind on something that's not painful.

Also, try not to ruminate. When something bugs you really bad or hurts too much. jot down a short note about what it is, so you can take it to your next session and discuss it with your t. Then do your best to "put it away" until then.

"Easier said than done," I know! I'm just repeating what I'm working on myself. I know it is very hard to do!!

[HazelGirl]

I feel better today (so far) than I did yesterday.

Peaches, I'm going to save what you wrote because it's absolutely correct for me and totally applicable. Thank you!