can't say the things I need in counseling - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Message Board

littlesadone · 06-01-2008, 12:38 PM

I've been in counseling for years....there are things inside me that I WANT to come out...I WANT them to come out....every week I PLAN on saying them, wanting to say them....but words just do not come out......how do you find what it takes to TALK in counseling? Yes, the guy is good..yes he helps...yes, i trust him.....but I can't...yes, I've done all the writing and reading and him reading......but for me, it doesn't take the place of talking, of having said it....and yet...i CAN'T SAY IT...........it just doesn't come.........and i get soo frustrated with it all....

How do you get your deepest things that are killing you inside to come out???

Phoenix · 06-02-2008, 11:54 PM

Hello L,

Could the answer possibly lie in him being male and issues with the opposite sex in the past?

I know that you said that there is trust but on a subconscious level, there may be more to things than meet the eye(so to speak).

If you find that this is not the case, you may not yet be prepared to share, for to do so may give you the appearance of vulnerability.

Take care.

Respectfully,

Phoenix

littlesadone · 06-03-2008, 02:29 PM

no..i like women even less...so don't think it's the male issue...but going to counseling for 5 years and not saying anything is pretty useless....

casatonia 1 · 06-03-2008, 02:35 PM

hey this may sound insensitive and i dont mean it to but why does it hurt, why are you struggling to say whatever it is you want to say...can you say it to anyone else?

Phoenix · 06-03-2008, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by littlesadone

no..i like women even less...so don't think it's the male issue...but going to counseling for 5 years and not saying anything is pretty useless....

Hello L,

Some of us are affected more deeply than others when it comes to traumatic situations.

Have you discussed hypnotherapy with your therapist?

Respectfully,

Phoenix