Posted by pegasus on March 23, 2011, at 12:45:58
In reply to Re: Therapy is scaring me out of my mind! » mmealltalk, posted by obsidian on March 22, 2011, at 22:56:15
Does your T accept phone calls or emails between sessions? This is exactly the type of thing my T would want me to contact him about between sessions. I think mostly so that he knows it's going on and can know to help me look for ways to contain it better. Also, sometimes just knowing that he'd want me to call, and then having a brief contact helps me feel less along, and helps keep it more out of my regular life.
If your T isn't into that, then I wonder what his/her thoughts are about how you can manage this intensity? They should have some experience helping you dial it down to a more manageable level, at least between sessions.
Assuming that you can't/don't want to involve your T, I'd say posting here might help. I find it helpful to just get it out into the world somehow, when this type of thing happens. Or sometimes doing some type of art around it helps me, too. Like a big splashy painting, or even writing, or finding a song that expresses things, and singing it really loud in the car.
Or, around the fear, maybe it would be helpful to create some kind of nurturing ritual? Sorry if that sounds too new agey. I find it helpful. Sometimes I'll do some really intentional things that are meant to bring to mind a sense of taking care of myself. Like locking all of the doors and windows, then climbing in bed with the door to the bedroom closed, soothing music on, then lighting a candle, and writing down all of the things that are good and safe in my life. I know it's not for everyone, but I find that it helps calm me down sometimes.
I'm so sorry you're struggling with this. Know that you're not alone in experiencing these times.
- P
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