[i dont matter]

My therapist has purposed that I start some trauma therapy.

Personally, I do not think my issues are "trauma" - but that is another topic.

So, BEFORE we can start the therapy - I must go two weeks without any SH. And if I do any SH, the therapy stops and I must wait for another 2 weeks.... Seems daunting.

Or at least that is what I **thought** she said. Now I find out that it is not 2 weeks, but two MONTHS. Good Lord! So, I have to go two months before we can start.... then none four the "x" number of weeks of therapy.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

I remember when they made me quit EMDR because I was suicidal. I disagreed, because the nightmares were part of it that made me want to die.
I'm sorry. I hope you manage, and that the trauma therapy works for you.

[Fuzzybear]

[Fizzyo]

[SillyKitty]

That seems backwards. If you're SHing, you'd think she'd want you in more therapy, not just quit and start over. Really weird.do you know her reasoning?

i'm sure you can do it.

just keep posting here and sharing your feelings with us and that should help

[Bill3]

I think that the concept is this: trauma therapy can be triggering. T does not want you to resort to SI to cope with these triggers. Therefore T wants an established record, two months' worth apparently, of not using SI to cope with triggers that arise in the course of daily life.

To what extent is T providing you with alternative means of coping with triggers?

[LonesomeTonight]

Originally Posted by Bill3

I think that the concept is this: trauma therapy can be triggering. T does not want you to resort to SI to cope with these triggers. Therefore T wants an established record, two months' worth apparently, of not using SI to cope with triggers that arise in the course of daily life.

To what extent is T providing you with alternative means of coping with triggers?

That's what I was thinking--that T was afraid the trauma therapy would be triggering and cause you to self-harm more. You're still seeing your T in the meantime, right? If so, agree with what Bill said--to talk about alternatives to SH, a safety plan, like do x, y, z first, then if that doesn't work, call T (if outside-session contact is allowed) or a hotline, etc.