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How do you start talking about it?
Hello, i am new to this forum. I joined the eating disorder forum in Dec. and thought that this would be a good one to join too. I am 18 now, when i was 6-9 i was sexually/physically abused by a family memeber. Since then i have formed very negative coping stratiges, like cuting, burning, bulimia, anorexia, and suicide attempts. I have been in several hospitals, and i've been in therepy for 4 years. However i could never bring myself to talk about the abuse. I am know at a point in my life where i want to change, but everyone keeps telling me the way to help change all my neg. behaviors is to talk about the abuse, since that triggered them. The only problem is i have no idea how to talk about it or where to start. I was hoping someone would have some suggestions.
Thanks
Thanks
Say what you are comfortable with, no matter what. I might indicate that I hurt, and that I want to feel better. I would talk about how you feel about your parents interfering with your theraoy, so that can stop.
Just suggestions. You do what is right for you. I will think about you.
Anna
Just suggestions. You do what is right for you. I will think about you.
Anna
Glad to hear yyou are comfortable here. I have to work today but will touch base with you later today. I hope you have a wonderful day. The sun is shining here and I love to listen to the birds over coffee in the morning. I gotta go earn money for uncle sam.lol
I mean energy. Emotions are like energy. Energy cannot be destroyed. It has to go somewhere.
I like that song. Even though I'm not a cutter, I have struggled with self abuse throughout my life. Thankfully I haven't had an outburst lately. When I hear that song it puts me in a contemplative mood.
The general theme I see here, I see with myself. We are full of emotions. Emotions are like matter. Matter cannot be destoryed. It has to go somewhere. The emotions have to come out somehow. No matter what the cause or how deep the emotions, we each are trying to find some way to cope with those emotions.
Sometimes these emotions brush on each other and rub eachother the wrong way. It's part of the process. It's part of the healing process. Maybe if we can be a little more patient, maybe we can grow together.
The general theme I see here, I see with myself. We are full of emotions. Emotions are like matter. Matter cannot be destoryed. It has to go somewhere. The emotions have to come out somehow. No matter what the cause or how deep the emotions, we each are trying to find some way to cope with those emotions.
Sometimes these emotions brush on each other and rub eachother the wrong way. It's part of the process. It's part of the healing process. Maybe if we can be a little more patient, maybe we can grow together.
Hi. I"m comfortable about putting things on. I have therapy today, and i want to start talking about it, i just don't know. I'm worried i'll say to much, or that i'll start and want to keep going before my time is up. Really i don't know where to start. I mean do you start with the first time it happened? Or anywhere? I mean i remember a lot of what happened, but i'm not sure how to put it into words.
By the way MJthewriter, the song was good. i liked it.
By the way MJthewriter, the song was good. i liked it.
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