Cptdebbie
22-03-21, 22:58
Hi All,
I met with my new therapist today. I liked him and the session went well.
He put a slightly different spin on my health anxiety than my other therapists have. To understand, you need to know that my husband, who died two years ago, emotionally abused me for the nearly 40 years of our relationship. Fallout from that abuse continues to mar the relationships I have with my five children. They were caught up in my husband’s attempts to turn them against me. Sigh. Life is hard.
My situation might not be the same as yours, but my new therapist told me to look on my health anxiety as my psyche’s way of trying to protect me from more pain. It doesn’t end up doing that, but my response to the pain I suffered could be much, much worse.
My new therapist said to be patient with my anxiety as we work on my underlying issues. When I can feel safe again, my anxiety may just go away on its own.
So, you’re stuck with me for a while. I told my therapist I’m a reassurance junky. He, again, said we’d focus on healing my trauma first.
As always, I’m very isolated right now and struggling with all kinds of issues. I’m grateful for any sort of comfort I can get. Thank you for being a place I can turn to.
P.S. He thinks my seeing my hand with my eyes closed probably means I have good visualization skills, but said to just keep track of things like that.
Best,
Debbie
I met with my new therapist today. I liked him and the session went well.
He put a slightly different spin on my health anxiety than my other therapists have. To understand, you need to know that my husband, who died two years ago, emotionally abused me for the nearly 40 years of our relationship. Fallout from that abuse continues to mar the relationships I have with my five children. They were caught up in my husband’s attempts to turn them against me. Sigh. Life is hard.
My situation might not be the same as yours, but my new therapist told me to look on my health anxiety as my psyche’s way of trying to protect me from more pain. It doesn’t end up doing that, but my response to the pain I suffered could be much, much worse.
My new therapist said to be patient with my anxiety as we work on my underlying issues. When I can feel safe again, my anxiety may just go away on its own.
So, you’re stuck with me for a while. I told my therapist I’m a reassurance junky. He, again, said we’d focus on healing my trauma first.
As always, I’m very isolated right now and struggling with all kinds of issues. I’m grateful for any sort of comfort I can get. Thank you for being a place I can turn to.
P.S. He thinks my seeing my hand with my eyes closed probably means I have good visualization skills, but said to just keep track of things like that.
Best,
Debbie