Please Help

@Serenity1 its ok you havent upset me. I tend to have strong opinions and i was more concerned that i had upset you. It is very hard to deal with truama especially when we arent fully aware of how it is affecting us. have you had any luck finding someone to support you professional wise?

Please don't think that there is anything wrong with reacting to situations based on your past experience @Serenity1 because there isn't. We all make decisions based on what we have lived through and what we know. Going and finding help to navigate your feelings and thoughts through these situations is incredibly self-aware and strong. Do you have any medical professional that you have trusted more than anyone else?

Interesting to know that you had a gut instinct that something was going to happen, you definitely have a strong supportive mum sense!

@Serenity1 I am glad things have settled a little with your daughter at school. Its not so much interesting ... as I can relate in lots of ways to your story. Deeply. Keeping emotional balance with the observations we make about the situations we are in ... is so difficult when ... trauma is raw. Observations may not be wrong ... but its the intensity of the feelings that get things going pear shaped ... but then thats not something easily controlled ... trauma is about intense feelings.

Take Care of you and your girl. I will be online less, gotta take care of me. Dont take it personally.

I am so glad you and @Eden1919 were able to talk out... about being triggered.

It is good for you both and good for us in the community. We are all effected by misunderstundings, and mostly want the best for everyone.

Hugs to both of you.

That sounds difficult @Serenity1, what do you normally do when your 10 sessions are up?

@Serenity1 that is frustrating about the counsellor. perhaps try looking for a different one. even if you dont see them until next year but it can take time to find someone so maybe looking eairler would be better. but that isnt a easy thing to do. have you looked into the adult mental health community teams? they are pretty hit or miss but if money is an issue then they would at least give you a case worker who you could see maybe weekly or fortnightly at no cost. but they can be difficult to get into.

@JoJo73 Hearing you about the lady liking the sound of her voice and recycling stories without listening.It is frustrating moving from counsellor to counsellor trying to find a good fit, a waste of time when time is so important when parenting during childhood. I wasted a lot of time hoping and hoping and trying and trying. We cant get back those years.

I have just had a beautiful community music weekend so I will try not to get down. Gotta keep my vibe positive. I can get angry about these things too, but then I dive bomb.

Hugs