OaktreeSenior Contributor
Paralysed by Fear
I saw my psychologist today and although I think trauma therapy will be good for me in the long run I am paralysed by fear now. Even just talking about the steps in front of us makes me fearful. I don't have the faith that I can do any of it! My psychologist wants to take a number of approaches including looking at schema's, Gestalt chair technique and imagery rescripting. It's the imagery rescripting that I am really frightened of and I am not sure how fair it is to even get started if I am going to get cold feet and not do the imagery rescripting in the end. I think that I would rather pull out now. I rang my psychologist late today and had a chat about it and I was a mess. They talked about doing a pro/con list next week. I just don't know what I want to do. Does anyone have any advice on how I can feel less fear? I can't explain why I so scared but I find the whole thing terrifying. It's like being in a tiny little boat in a rough ocean with huge waves. I think I might die.
Meggle
