[ladyrevan21]

So today's therapy session went well, considering all the issues I've been having. (Long story short, memories are bursting through. Pretty awful ones too. And it just ticks me off because I don't feel ready to handle them) I spoke with my therapist about one memory inconsistency I had that didn't make any sense, and she reassured me that it was likely normal. I've read somewhere how complicated memory is, and I guess it does make sense, but that being said, it still feels incredibly weird. Best I can do is deal with the symptoms in the present. I still have the aftereffects. Might as well deal with them. Also thinking of working on another coping pattern I have -- isolating myself. It's not healthy, but I've found it usually happens when I get overwhelmed. I think 2014 might have been when it really started, just because of how worried I was about everything. I guess I'm wondering, does anyone have any suggestions for healthy alternatives to this coping method, as well as how to comfort myself after really bad memories?

[growlycat]

It could be that your therapist is moving too fast. She should help you with a containing excersise or something like that. A Cbt technique to google

[ladyrevan21]

Oh no, no, it's not my therapist who's moving too fast. I think I was just doing certain exercises and it brought up a lot of stuff I couldn't handle. But yeah, a containing exercise could work. (I may have to Google it sometime)