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I just feel so little these days. Pre verbal. Confused
And I want my therapist so much. Roll Eyes
I feel so fragile and small and alone and I cannot even think straight. Frowner Eeker
This is the me that got most hidden in my life: (I was left in a basin with a tap on that turned to scalding after a minute or so, but my carer had walked away to another part of the building and left me there for - well we don't know how long, - but it was a neighbour who found me much later as the carer ran off when she saw what had happened. I was six months old. :cry: I had to be in hospital for a long time and have many skin grafts until I was four years old.)
so it is this hurting that is really strong at the moment (bawling)

and I want my therapist so much, SO much, SO MUCH Eeker

and if I don't get time with her I fear I shall have an even bigger hissy fit than I had on Friday (bawling)
which I admitted that I was exaggerating the extent of my upset on Friday cos my little me wanted her ATTENTION
DOH
but if left on my own for too long I feel so scared and so little

how on earth do I heal this?

I need her to hear this and know this and help me with this,

I WISH i knew the theory of what you do when you get an 49 yr old adult who has the feelings of a six month old traumatised baby.

"HOLD ME< don't leave me for long periods of time"

I want that heard.

IS that so wrong? Any ideas? Anyone been through this?

Like a phone call every second day or email in between?
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Sheychen I'm so sorry for what you're going through right now. And I'm horrified about what was done to you when you were six months old. That is so terrible. You have every right to be holding the awful pain and terror of that six month old baby.

I don't have anything remotely comforting or useful to tell you, I'm sorry. But couldn't read your pain without wanting to give you a big hug and send you lots of cyber support.

I really hope you can tell your T what you've just written above - it's so very clear that you're not 'just' seeking attention, and I'm sure she will give you some of the comfort and reassurance you are seeking. Perhaps she will understand well enough to agree to much more out of session contact? I do hope so.


(((( Sheychen ))))

LL
Thank you MH and LL,
really appreciated.
I too feel that the howling distraught six month old actually needs huge amounts of soothing from A.N. Other - ie T.
we shall see what she says Weds.
sigh
this is so utterly tiring.
MH and LL I put something from each of your replies on my blog, I do hope that is okay, it is just they said such helpful things. please tell me if not.
Good God, Sheychen. I couldn't read your post and not reply. I am SO SORRY to read what happened to you as an infant. Words cannot express how awful a thing that is to have done to a child. Frowner

All Ts are different in what they are willing to offer... but I do hope you get that phone call or email inbetween sessions. You deserve that much. Take care.
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Posted 03 October 2010 08:01 PM Hide Post
Good God, Sheychen. I couldn't read your post and not reply. I am SO SORRY to read what happened to you as an infant. Words cannot express how awful a thing that is to have done to a child. Frowner



thanks Echo - yes - it was really really bad and I have minimized it all my life, but actually the very foundation of my mind seems to be the screaming anguish of this scalded baby. Sigh.
So kind of you to say - words can so help.
Not a problem at all Sheychen (this is after all a public forum so it’s no skin off my nose whoever reads what I write - but thanks for asking Smiler

By the way I still can’t access your blog by using the link you’ve got posted - I have to copy/paste it and then get rid of the fullstop. Wonder if that would make a difference?

Hope the days pass quickly for you until Wednesday ((( Sheychen )))

LL

p.s. just read your other post, maybe Wednesday isn’t such a great day to look forward to after all. I’m so sorry Frowner

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