Healing Is Feeling

      Why do some people go to therapy and other avoid it?
      Well their are many reasons. But one of the main reasons people don't go is because "Healing Is Feeling." Therapy is SO painful. You will not walk into 1, 2, 3 or even 10 sessions and be like ugh therapy??? Therapy sucks I don't even feel better. Right, therapy does suck. Whether your going for childhood trauma, Sexual abuse, BPD, Bi-Polar Disorder, therapy sucks and it hurts!! It hurts SO bad people end up quiting. Not only are you hurting and crying that you can barely talk DURING your session, most of the time especially in the beginning your going to walk out feeling emotionally worse. Think about it. For however many years you haven't discussed your trauma with anybody. It's been deeply burried and never looked at. Now you decided to see a therapist and your spilling say 20 years of pain, trauma, abuse.... pain that has been destroying you and eating you alive. You think that's going to disappear when you finish that 50 minute session? No. Your going to be mentally and emotionally reliving all those traumas and nightmares. Your going to be physically exhausted.
      When you leave your session, please make sure to pamper yourself. Go for a massage, a manicure, pedicure, relax in Starbucks, go watch a funny movie.
But most of all don't be harsh on yourself. It's ok to feel emotional, raw and vulnerable. Your not weak if you cry.
      Therapy is hard work and takes years to recover. But I promise you can do it!

SAY NO TO BEING A VICTIM AND YES TO BEING A SURVIVOR!!!!