Posted by rskontos on June 17, 2008, at 12:26:08
In reply to What is the right thing to do?, posted by Daisym on June 17, 2008, at 3:16:15
Daisym, my T and I had this discussion too. He said that there would be triggers too. That it would be hard to get rid of all of them. For instance, the grocery store is a huge trigger for me out of the blue. And we have never found a reason for it. It has with time and xanax gotten better. I have had about 5 panic attacks there. I can't stop going but boy do I try to. My H goes for me when he can. My T said the same thing yours did about trying to avoid them and to say no when I can.
I do realize what you mean about trying to tough it out. I did with the grocery store I had too. But with the PT there probably is a different exercise that will do the same thing but in a different way. And Rome wasn't built in a day so you are doing to Therapy and have been but the work you are doing now isn't probably as far reaching. And some triggers outside get to stuff that you do not get to in the therapy office itself.
I sense that like myself you withhold a good bit from your therapist. It is harder for him to help isn't it. The right thing who the heck knows. This is what I told my therapist I don't know the right thing for me. If you don't want to be touched in the manner this PT was touching enough said. And only you can tell him or her this. I do think that finding a different exercise for now is best thing and maybe gradually working on the other over time. But for now, it doesn't seem you are ready. As for me, I would not want someone going there either. I liked the kind of PT where he gave me handouts I went home and I did the work at home on my own. No touching. Otherwise, I would have been out of there.
I hear you about the tough situations. Good luck
rsk
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