Re: I think my therapy may be bad for me

Posted by Jamal Spelling on April 15, 2008, at 15:06:18

In reply to Re: I think my therapy may be bad for me, posted by sassyfrancesca on April 15, 2008, at 10:46:35

Thanks everyone for your input.
Hi star008
> Hyponosis is okay i think but maybe you need more time to process the stuff you went back to before
> you leave your T.. It seems to me that it might bring up things for you and you don't have a chance
> to deal with them before you are on your own. Maybe you could suggest that you do hyponosis first
> and then have some time to process??? I don't think I would do well at all leaving things open for
> me to try to process alone.. good luck.. don't give up
Thanks for the suggestion. I think I'll do that from now on.
Hi Phillipa
> Jamal I am of the understanding that it's total relaxation and you would not do anything under
> that you wouldn't do while not under. I just question and forgive me my unknown knowledge. I
> just have no understanding how you could remember being born and how you felt? Can you
> explain how it works? Love Phillipa
You have hit the nail on the head. I don't think it's possible either to remember one's moment of birth. My therapist says it doesn't matter whether the memories are real or not because they are merely a metaphor for how I feel about that period of my life.
Hi Happyflower
> My T also does this, but only when EMDR isn't being effective. I think feeling depression is
> normal when you back and work through the old stuff. Sometimes it will feel worse before it
> feels better. Have you told your T about how you have been feeling?
The thing I don't understand is why it is necessary to relive painful experiences in order to achieve healing.
Hi Sigismund, sassyfrancesca
> How do you tell if therapy is bad for you when the feeling that it is might be 'resistance'?
> The little I know of regressive therapy, is that it can be very dangerous, in the hands of
> someone who isn't well trained. It isn't something I would ever do.
I don't know whether to carry on with this therapy or not. I'm not sure if it's healthy for me or not.
> Talk to other therapists, and/or do research on the subject.
But it's so much effort to find a new therapist and start therapy all over. :(
Anyway, I have another session tomorrow. Maybe what happened in my last session was just a once-off event.

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I think my therapy may be bad for me Jamal Spelling 4/14/08
Re: I think my therapy may be bad for me » Jamal Spelling llurpsienoodle 4/14/08
Re: I think my therapy may be bad for me Phillipa 4/14/08
Re: I think my therapy may be bad for me » llurpsienoodle Jamal Spelling 4/14/08
Re: I think my therapy may be bad for me » Phillipa Jamal Spelling 4/14/08
Re: I think my therapy may be bad for me » Jamal Spelling star008 4/14/08
Re: I think my therapy may be bad for me » Jamal Spelling Phillipa 4/14/08
Re: I think my therapy may be bad for me Sigismund 4/14/08
Re: I think my therapy may be bad for me Happyflower 4/14/08
Re: I think my therapy may be bad for me sassyfrancesca 4/15/08
Re: I think my therapy may be bad for me Jamal Spelling 4/15/08
Re: I think my therapy may be bad for me Sigismund 4/15/08
Re: I think my therapy may be bad for me Jamal Spelling 4/18/08
Re: I think my therapy may be bad for me » Jamal Spelling Phillipa 4/18/08

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