Hi I'm new to the forum but not therapy and having tried many forms of therapy to include EMDR and talk therapy and now doing journaling and inner child work to get to the root of my shame and self-abusive behavior.
I have been diagnosed with PTSD, Bipolar II, anxiety and ADHD. There was a question of the Bi-polar II diagnosis due to the fact that I am able to control it without medication after the meds I was on made me feel worse. It's been at least 6 months and I only take anxiety medication at night and ADHD medication.
My question is about repressed sexual abuse memories. I have this recurring "day dream" that I feel in my pelvis area and the abuse is very different then the known sexual abuse I experienced. I can never recall being a virgin, in fact my first sexual experience I didn't bleed and if felt...it wasn't my first time. I am a very logical person and don't want to accuse anyone but I need to release the trauma from my body. I will say I felt certain joy when I journaled about this situation as if my inner child was saying "finally". I've heard of dance therapy for releasing trauma from the body, I've also heard of somatic massage and TACs ( I think) the acupuncture based method for release trauma based on inexact trauma. I am willing to try anything but wanted to ask if anyone has any advice on accessing those memories or intensive inner child work ideas. I am in the process of finding a new therapist but willing to work on this alone until I find her. Any thoughts on the therapeutic options I mentioned above. I'd love to hear success stories
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