Posted by Dinah on September 2, 2006, at 22:15:41
In reply to Re: My therapist depressed me, posted by happyflower on September 2, 2006, at 14:45:04
I think I try very hard to forget things that aren't pleasant. I also think that he probably has less chance to do that since I imagine lots of his clients right now are dealing with problems directly related to Katrina.
It was probably his standard opener with all his clients to ask about it on the anniversary. Anniversaries mean a lot to some people. They don't really to me. Not good or bad ones.
I think to some extent I don't feel like I have too much right to have any trauma related to Katrina. I didn't lose my house or my job.
Our month of living in a hotel room, the loss of my husband's remaining family indirectly from the stress, the months of uncertainty about a relationship vitally important to me, the troubles past and present with my mother's house...
I guess those are things to mourn or to feel angry about, but I just feel so much survivor's guilt. I only seem to be able to *feel* Katrina when I drive through the hard hit areas.
So to some extent, I'm probably suppressing things. But for good reason. I really was very fortunate.
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