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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh, OP. I just don't have the energy to say all of the things but I hear you. I'm with you on this.

It's all so hard and to those that suggest therapy, I've been through over half a dozen therapists in 15 years and I've never felt like it did much. I'd just talk and talk for an hour and then it's like "see you next week!"

I've found much more relief from symptoms stemming from my childhood traumas and abusive marriage in yoga asana, breathwork and meditation. The Body Keeps the Score, mentioned above, has a really beautiful chapter related to this.

But I'd love to hear from others if I'm doing something wrong regarding talk therapy. I always felt like that couldn't be helpful for anyone so what is the appeal, exactly? [/quote]

The challenge with therapy is that you have to be able to trust the therapist before you are able to get into the gory details/traumatic memories/explore how past abuse affects your present life. It took me nearly one and a half years to share my traumatic memories with my therapist and now I'm making rapid improvement, thinking more clearly and making connections. It is hard work and it is expensive. I know I can't afford it much longer so, like you, I up my self care through movement, etc. There is also the element of trauma survivors wanting to handle their sh#t on their own, a sentiment I well understand. Recently, I've been pushing myself between sessions to consider where my deficits lie.  Again, it's a lot of work and it brings up pain.[/quote]

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