(((((Lilmissy)))))). Those tears are a good thing. It’s holding all that emotion in and denying it that leads to more and more difficulties, so as hard as it is to do it and to feel it, be proud of yourself for doing it. The road to wellness is floating on a river of tears, gentle hugs as you wade through the journey.

you might like my FB page www.facebook.com/SpoonieLifeHack. It is meant to support people with disabilities and/or chronic illness and PTSD definately qualifies. I post serious stuff to make you think as well as lighthearted things to bring a smile to your face on a hard day.

There is also a group attached where you can chitchat with other people who understand what it is like to live with illness. We have *distraction posts* to get your mind occupied on something besides pain, stress, flashbacks, etc

Oh lilmissy,you are so courageous to be opening up in therapy.
Here for you every step of the way.
love&hugs

I echo silver....brave...very brave.

Gentle soft hugs, Patti

Hugs. Well done for pushing urself when its so hard. Xo

I know, lilmiss. As you know, I went to weekly therapy for 12 whole years before I really spilled all the beans about all of my childhood trauma. I had become hard just to survive, it took that long for me to trust opening up to anyone, even an expert helping me. I was someone who never, ever cried, never ever let them see me sweat. In that 12th year I finally opened up to my doc, and it changed my life.

I changed from someone who never cried to someone who, as you've seen in my own thread this week, now found himself cry in front of students while teaching a class. It's embarrassing, but you yourself gave me lots of support here with that this week, so I'm gonna give the same to you, OK? You're not alone. We're learning to cry way overdue you and me, but it's a good thing for us.