Posted by TherapyGirl on April 19, 2006, at 8:32:11
I need some suggestions, please. My uncle died this morning and I will have to go to my parents' house either tomorrow or Friday and stay overnight. Normally this would be a mild inconvenience, but right now it is producing massive anxiety. When I was last there, my mother had an incident with my 2-year-old nephew, which caused me flashbacks and trauma for weeks afterwards. Then things settled down until the past week. I had some kind of weird dissociative thing Sunday night (where I was suddenly enveloped in the sights, sounds and smells of my parents' house). Part of me knew I wasn't really there, but part of me was afraid I was. Then the next morning, I woke up thinking I was in my bed at their house. It was very disconcerting. Both of those things have happened before, but usually in the immediate aftermath of a visit -- not EVER two months out. So I am really, really stressing about having to go. Plus, my T appt. is tomorrow at noon and there's a chance I will miss it. T is now semi-retired and works part-time, so the chances of being able to schedule it today or earlier tomorrow are slim to none.
Any suggestions for dealing with the anxiety and stress?
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