Posted by Tamar on February 23, 2006, at 18:01:38
In reply to Babble triggers, posted by orchid on February 22, 2006, at 21:46:35
> I feel babble triggers a little bit these days. I was actually completely removed off of therapy and psychology and therapists issues for the past 1 and half months when I didn't read babble. And I was doing quite well. Even if there were times when I started feeling bad, I quickly dismissed it or just asked God to take care of it (kind of just pray to God - "You deal with this - it is beyond my capacity", and that actually worked !!), and I didn't think about it much. But for the past 2 - 3 days, when I started reading again, I find that I am getting dreams again, and feel a little sad etc etc. Anyone experiences this?
Yes, I’ve felt similar things. And often it’s for a good reason: I’ve been trying to put my experience behind me before I’m really ready for it.In may case, I’m always triggered by rape stories. And I’d like to be able to say it doesn’t bother me any more. But I think I won’t ever be able to put it completely behind me. Sometimes it hurts. Sometimes in the future it will hurt. And at those times, I’ll need to be able to look for support to deal with it. I know now that I’ll never be 100% better; I’ll never recover completely. I’ll always have a weakness. But with appropriate support, I can make that weakness into a strength.
If you find you get sad reading Babble, perhaps it’s because you’re experiencing a bit more sadness about what happened in your past. And that’s OK. It’s bound to happen from time to time. You’ve experienced some intensely shocking and distressing things, and it might be too early to feel you’ve healed completely. If you still need support, we’re here. It’s a long haul… but we love you and care about you. You can talk to us about it any time.
Tamar
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