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Anyone Else With PTSD?

Mental Health | Last Active: Nov 26, 2023 | Replies (666)

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@parus

@merpreb CBT is what I am currently doing in therapy. Of course it is a woman which is difficult. I have been stuck for a long time. I keep my cool while there as my experience has A melt down with a therapist gives them to much satisfaction and power. This is a high for them. We both know it is going nowhere why she has suggested EMDR with another therapist there. I have an appointment with the regular therapist to discuss the EMDR on Thursday. What I really want to do is cancel the appointment and stop trying. No tears or anger with a therapist or end up on a locked unit given who knows what this time around.
Sorry when it comes to therapy my defenses go up. I know what other therapists have done is past and I will not allow another one to do the same.
My mother is dead and I have sisters that now say how wise she was with her words
“Forget the bad, remember the good”. They knew a mother I did not have. That little girl did not deserve her rage.
Yes, the therapist knows this. I have gotten rid of everything tangible that
reminds me of her.
Honor thy father and mother.

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Your feelings are understandable, @parus. You have made remarkable progress. Follow your heart and keep trying.

I hear you @parus. My younger sister doesn't remember the mother I had either. Maybe I would have been a sweetheart like her if I knew how my mother was with her.?
I can really understand your feelings about therapy and appreciate your honesty. It must be very difficult to get out of the house and go.
Try and hang in and just know that I am here and so are all of your friends when you need us. And as Teresa says, keep trying. Take care, follow what is best for you