| Re: complex ptsd
Hello Travinda,
Therapy is a process in its own rite.
When we are working through a particular situation, the emotional baggage that is attributed to it becomes exposed. It is not until we view the contents inside, that we realize how much effort it will take to empty its contents.
Depending upon the situation, this can take quite a while to accomplish.
Once that "suitcase" is opened, it can either be closed shut or remain open by our own choice.
To keep it closed denies further progress but to keep it open exposes us to uncomfortability on many different levels.
I take some time to myself after a session to regroup my thoughts.
In the past, I would leave a session with all the emotions that were exposed and would actually feel worse than when I first entered.
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I once shared with my therapist that "therapy is a lifelong process and our interaction is just part of the equation. It involves psychological work outside of your four walls once I leave and as I am always finding more things out about myself, whether through interactions with others,dreams or flashbacks, I personally feel that dealing with life is therapy so I see myself as experiencing therapy on a daily basis."
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Take some time to reflect on your session(not too much) afterwards and try look at it as an ongoing work in progress, for the way one feels after a therapy session is a reaction to what was just discussed.
At least, that's my take on it.
Take care.
Respectfully,
Phoenix
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