I was able to get a really good therapist several weeks ago who seems to have a lot of experience with trauma. I am feeling so thankful. We have been meeting most weeks, and gradually I have opened up more to her. I seem to be trusting her more and more. Yay
She told me during our last session that since the time we started meeting she has seen a really big improvement. And I believe her. I know that have started genuinely smiling some during sessions, I don't laugh quite as often when I get nervous, I think I am actually hearing her questions a bit better instead of avoiding them And I even called her up during a big trigger one day and she helped me process it.
I have a journey of recovery ahead of me - I am feeling encouraged by the progress so far.
For some reason, I was tickled by this exchange at my last therapy session:
Therapist: For every year of trauma it takes 4 years of recovery.
Me (with a pondering look, and picturing myself reaching age 120 before I've healed): Am I even going to live that long?!
Therapist: That's what I'm saying, it's a lifelong process. And you're in that process.
And then she proceeded to tell me that she has seen a big difference.
She told me during our last session that since the time we started meeting she has seen a really big improvement. And I believe her. I know that have started genuinely smiling some during sessions, I don't laugh quite as often when I get nervous, I think I am actually hearing her questions a bit better instead of avoiding them And I even called her up during a big trigger one day and she helped me process it.
I have a journey of recovery ahead of me - I am feeling encouraged by the progress so far.
For some reason, I was tickled by this exchange at my last therapy session:
Therapist: For every year of trauma it takes 4 years of recovery.
Me (with a pondering look, and picturing myself reaching age 120 before I've healed): Am I even going to live that long?!
Therapist: That's what I'm saying, it's a lifelong process. And you're in that process.
And then she proceeded to tell me that she has seen a big difference.