Posted by JennyR on May 20, 2000, at 21:36:06
In reply to Breaking through the trauma, posted by Tom on May 17, 2000, at 12:21:22
I had a breakthrough. I never cried my entire adult life (I'm 42). I never knew why - thought I just wasn't wired that way. I was basically unable to feel anything but anger. Then after about 6 months of therapy, one night when I was trying to get to sleep I remembered that when I was little my mother used to say "stop crying or I'll give you something to cry about." I guess I taught myself to not cry, and to not feel my feelings. During the next year of therapy, thing we would talk about would cause things to well up in me to where I was on the verge of being on the verge of crying. Then it started to break through a little. And now I've become a much more emotional person and I do cry. Mostly during therapy sessions - I guess that's where I feel the safest emotionally.
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