Sexual Abuse Support Group

Sexual abuse is a relative cultural term used to describe sexual relations and behavior between two or more parties which are considered criminally and/or morally offensive. Different types of sexual abuse involve: Non-consensual, forced physical sexual behavior such as rape, incest or sexual assault, or psychological forms of abuse, such as verbal sexual behavior or...

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Is It Normal...

Shai
Shai
is it normal that after you start back at therapy, all your "past" emotions start coming back...

like, i just went to go see my therapist again, after a year and a half (because i had no medical), and now, i'm starting to have all the emotions i had after the abuse (thoughts of suicide, depressed all the time, anxious, etc).

is that normal?
Juice
Juice
Sadly, yes, but it's the first step on the way to recovery. Good luck. Hugs.
deleted_user
deleted_user
It is very very normal. These are the feelings that have been bottled up inside you since you were abused. They had no place to go, so now that you are in the safety of therapy, they are coming up. In your case, I don't know how long you were in therapy before, but it takes some time to work through this.

Try to remember that all of these feelings have to do with the abuse. They are feelings associated with processing what happened. You are not being abused now so the best way to combat some of these feelings is to remind yourself you survived the abuse, you are alive, and you have what it takes to get to the other side of this. I know this, because I know any woman who was abused and is still alive has a very special type of strength. The strength it takes to take your life back.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Oh yea! the flood gates do open. and it is normal. I does get better.

hang in there
deleted_user
deleted_user
i was wondering the same thing.
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