Posted by Pfinstegg on November 21, 2004, at 21:00:38
In reply to Preverbal pain, includes possible trigger, posted by gardenergirl on November 21, 2004, at 12:58:49
GG, as extremely painful and frightening as that experience was, i tend to look at it in a very positive light- you were able to express some intense suffering from the time before you could speak. That's probably the only way any of us can ever do it, with sobbing and intense feelings of fear. It's happening to me a lot right now- including when I have a massage! The MT's encounter it frequently, and I believe they are trained to respect the feelings, but not to probe into them verbally. At most, the words you would be able to associate with such a powerful experience would be very few and simple- the expression of the feelings themselves is the primary communication- for a baby- isn't it?
I hope it helped to get such powerful feelings out-if not immediately- in the long run. Since I'm experiencing much the same, I do find the experience of feeling that my analyst knows what I'm feeling helps a lot. "Mmm's" are much more comforting than long sentences for that *part*!
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