Climber replied to the topic Anticipatory Anxiety in the forum Anxiety
You expressed it super clearly:)
Just thought of adding- for people with trauma or growing up with feelings of unsafety, those ‘feelings’ may get stuck in the body, and even once they do the cognitive work ( for example the helpful thought process you explained above), they will still ‘feel’ anxious, because despite their mind ‘getting it’,…Read More
Climber replied to the topic Might not have therapist next year in the forum Something else? Post here!
That sounds so hard:( I’m so sorry you have to go through this.
Climber replied to the topic How to stop looking for an external 'parent' and become that on my own in the forum Trauma
Good for you, Impartial Spirit (nice name btw:))
No, I’m not a parent yet
Climber replied to the topic How to stop looking for an external 'parent' and become that on my own in the forum Trauma
Thanks, Melissa. Your poem is beautiful and I’m so happy to have discovered your blog!
Climber replied to the topic How to stop looking for an external 'parent' and become that on my own in the forum Trauma
thank you, Chavy<3
Climber replied to the topic How to stop looking for an external 'parent' and become that on my own in the forum Trauma
Wrote in the first post that we’ve worked it through in different ways…
Climber replied to the topic How to stop looking for an external 'parent' and become that on my own in the forum Trauma
Of course…
Climber started the topic How to stop looking for an external 'parent' and become that on my own in the forum Trauma
Hi,
I’m sure anyone with childhood wounds can relate to some version of longing for the parent that wasn’t, and the void and pain it left behind.
I’ve been in therapy for awhile and have already grieved the comfort I didn’t receive as a child. I know I am the only one that can soothe and parent myself in that way, at this point in…Read More
Climber replied to the topic Codependency in the forum Trauma
Fay, can you give more examples of , quoting you, creating physical space prior to completely moving out?
Climber replied to the topic How do you create your own Yom Tov? in the forum Trauma
Wow, thank you so much Dana, Fay and Michali!
I love all of the ideas mentioned. I’m especially excited about setting a goal (will be an emotional health one for me, I’m not feeling up to spiritual goals yet). I also like the idea of designating someone that will have my back and even someone in a similar situation so that I have a partner, sort…Read More
Climber started the topic How do you create your own Yom Tov? in the forum Trauma
Hi all,
Those of us who’ve gone through childhood trauma or are experiencing difficult relationships with family members can probably relate to yomim tovim being triggering, sometimes destabilizing, and overall just something that’s supposed to be joyous but is in reality something we can’t wait to get past. And if we do not have much choices but…Read More
Climber replied to the topic My therapist is expecting in the forum Something else? Post here!
I don’t have any advice but I just want to say I completely understand what you are feeling and think they are very normal.
Climber replied to the topic Friend refuses therapy in the forum Something else? Post here!
Thank you!!!!
Climber replied to the topic Friend refuses therapy in the forum Something else? Post here!
@Zipa Leah, can I bother you to give us a teeny tiny summary on the book you recommended, Whole Again? Can’t seem to find much online, and find many of these books redundant, so curious to know about this one before I purchase it.
“Somatic Experiencing is a body-centered approach to treating PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) that, rather than focusing only on thoughts or emotions associated with a traumatic event, expands to include the natural bodily (somatic) responses.”
Somatic Experiencing: A Body-Centered Approach to Treating PTSD
I just started and it is very helpful
Climber replied to the topic Missing my therapist in the forum Dealing with Emotions
Maybe you be the one to go deeper with you to help you:)
Climber replied to the topic Missing my therapist in the forum Dealing with Emotions
@Chavy, by facing feelings, I mean letting go of the shame and bringing them into therapy sessions so it can be worked on. There is usually something deeper behind it, an unfulfilled childhood need, a lack of object permanence, something that needs to be processed.
@Hope, I can’t give it a literal amount of time, neither will I say it is fully…Read More
Climber replied to the topic Missing my therapist in the forum Dealing with Emotions
I do not have any practical suggestions, but have experienced the same thing. It definitely gets easier with time. With processing. With facing feelings and talking about them in therapy again and again until the subside bit by bit and the agony and dependence is not so overwhelming…. Hang in there.
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