Thank you so much for your response Dana. It made me think about a lot of things.

Hi openminded,

I’m not a therapist but I will share what I know from experiences. The therapy for emotional neglect is seeing a therapist who is trauma informed where hopefully he/she will help you process what your childhood was like and how the emotional neglect affected you. Also going to a therapist who uses IFS (internal family systems) c…Read More

Thank you Michali and Fay!!

I’m glad I’m not the only one that feels like this. It really helps to know others struggle with the same thing. Thank you for sharing.

@melissa I do the same thing where I tell myself enough and I don’t need her but then shut her out all together.

fave**

Hard to choose a gave but I’m currently reading “Set Boundaries, Find Peace” by Nedra Tawwab and so far loving it.

love these!

….you count down the days to your next therapy session.

….you have a million self help books.

Hey Melissa,

That’s so interesting. I guess it came up as a notification for you for this reason.

I tried the advice you gave me to write down all the things I want to talk about and then gave it to my therapist to read. After doing that I felt so much better leaving the session because I knew she at least knew what was on my mind and what I’m…Read More

Thank you Zipa Leah. I’m going to try doing that.

Hi,

I also feel sad and lonely after leaving my sessions many times. One thing that my therapist told me to do is to remind my younger self how old I am now and that I am capable of taking care of myself. I place my hands on my heart and speak to my younger self reminding her of where I am now. Maybe you can try that, and it might help. Of…Read More

Thank you all for your suggestions! These are great and I’m looking forward to trying them. 🙂

Thank you for your response and suggestions.

I experience these exact same feelings too before every session.

Got it. Thanks!

One more question:

Did you read her the list, or you gave it to her to read?