Posted by gardenergirl on November 23, 2004, at 0:10:22
In reply to Re: Preverbal pain, includes possible trigger, posted by pegasus on November 22, 2004, at 14:29:35
> When I access those feelings, I can't articulate a darn thing. It just feels really young. It seems to help (eventually) to at least acknowledge those really strong preverbal feelings. I've spent many sessions with my T, and alone, just sobbing with a really raw, unorganized pain.
gosh, that's exactly what it felt like to me.
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> And I do do art therapy with my T. I find that it's really helpful at the times when you just can't articulate something. I've been drawing lots of holes, and pits, and tangles. I'm not sure that I understand why it helps, but it really does seem to.That sounds really intersting. I can see why it would help. My T was really picking up today on all the ways I was describing how I think of the pain inside me. I admit they were all yucky, dark, sinister, and disgusting. He equated this with more primitive images, and said there is disgusting in all of life. So finding it within ourselves should be okay, too. Hmmmm, need to process that a bit more.
I think I'll try drawing some, too, and see what I come up with. Do you think about what you are going to draw and how it will look? Or does it come out more like free associating?
Thanks,
gg
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