Posted by OzLand on July 18, 2007, at 20:37:56
In reply to I'm Upset - triggers (long), posted by DAisym on July 18, 2007, at 20:02:38
This is exactly the sort of thing I am dealing with now too. See my message above yours. I really doubt that your therapist will go away, be contaminated, disgusted, hate you, feel powerless, etc. toward you. He sounds like he knows what he is doing as mine does too. I had a bad therapist, and I have not had my therapist for long now, but already I know he is a keeper and will not abandon me or tell me to go find someone else. He knows of my past good experiences when I did a lot of work and then stopped for many years thinking I could get by with out adressing certain things.
Yes it is hard, painful, scary work, and the fears are those of the child. You can help in that regard. I hate it so much to be so vulnerable going back to the emotions, etc of an eight year old, but it needs to be done; I know this. And, one does not heal overnight. It takes time, sometimes years. I don't know you, but just from what you wrote, I know you can do it. You have my support; we are on the same road together.
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