[AuroraBorealis75]

What good does it do to go through all of that again? Does therapy really help? I feel very anxious about going to therapy tomorrow.

[Nammu]

The first thing to do is get to know the T. Develop trust. You only have to share if you want to, and you only need to share what your comfortable sharing. If the time is not right just work of different coping methods.

[avlady]

i think therapy does wonders or me, we touch on so many issues, things that i never thought that really never mattered. its great

[AuroraBorealis75]

I've been in therapy for about a year now, but there is one thing that keeps rearing its ugly head, and I am so scared of going there again. It's so frightening.

[Tauren]

If all they do is make you remember it, that is a really bad therapist. They should be helping you to move on from it.

[sju9698]

For me therapy is what actually allowed me to finally put the abuse in the past. By going through the process I learned how the abuse was still affecting me today and gained a greater understanding of myself. I started having flashbacks and then had no choice but to remember. I could have either stayed in that place or work toward reclaiming myself. I'm not going to lie, it was painful and hard and I wanted to quit many times over. But in the end, it is so worth it! I have reclaimed my mind, body and spirit. The best money I have ever spent on myself.

[AuroraBorealis75]

I did go to therapy yesterday, and did bring up the memories of abuse by a babysitter. It's not just about remembering it. We do work through it, but it is very slow going because my anxiety about the situation is so high. Next week we're going to be working with a specific trauma protocol of lifespan integration therapy. It's just so hard going back to that memory, and I feel so depressed, so low. I can barely get myself out of bed in the morning.

Originally Posted by sju9698

For me therapy is what actually allowed me to finally put the abuse in the past. By going through the process I learned how the abuse was still affecting me today and gained a greater understanding of myself. I started having flashbacks and then had no choice but to remember. I could have either stayed in that place or work toward reclaiming myself. I'm not going to lie, it was painful and hard and I wanted to quit many times over. But in the end, it is so worth it! I have reclaimed my mind, body and spirit. The best money I have ever spent on myself.

[BlueEyedMama]

I didn't want to go to therapy but I was having so many flashbacks that I knew that I had to do something. I still get flashbacks but I feel like the therapy is helping despite there are some very very hard sessions that effect me for a few days after the session. I've got to believe that doing all this work will pay off in the end and that it will for you as well.

*gentle hugs*

[sju9698]

Originally Posted by AuroraBorealis75

I did go to therapy yesterday, and did bring up the memories of abuse by a babysitter. It's not just about remembering it. We do work through it, but it is very slow going because my anxiety about the situation is so high. Next week we're going to be working with a specific trauma protocol of lifespan integration therapy. It's just so hard going back to that memory, and I feel so depressed, so low. I can barely get myself out of bed in the morning.

Hang in there!!! I hope you are doing ok. Remember that it is your therapy and go at your own pace. You are in control now and can bring up what you want when you want. Just remember therapy for abuse is about taking your power back!! You so deserve it.