Ready to talk

[Littlecook]

I feel that I'm ready to talk to the medical professionals about my childhood days I need to let go and speak out and stop the nightmares .

[MorningDanceTrece]

I sincerely wish you the very best results with that project. I hope that everyone with whom you interact is kind, competent, respectful, and compassionate which you deserve.MorningDance 🧡🕊️🎶

[MONIREN]

I've never found that beneficial for me, they open all the boxes, then time has run out, so you recieve no help, have to wait for next session, by then, they have forgotten what you are there for. My best therapy was writing, noone has to see it, but it gets it out of me. Just saying what worked for me personally. Hope it goes well for you. One step at a time. I don't believe FND is caused from past traumatic experiences. What comes first stress or FND, you get stressed because of your symptoms. Take care. Moni

[Lady4 in reply to MONIREN]

Its a chicken and egg thing with stress and anxiety with FND and other similar conditions, even the medical professionals struggle with that during diagnosis. I am trying to break them down in their rawest form, unpleasant feelings and teach my son to be more granular with his language, which in turn should help him deal with them.

[GreenCottage]

I wish you all the best, as Moniren says writing/ journaling seems to help many people. Morning Dance Trece is right having a therapist that you really trust and get on with is the most important factor, be fine about being choosy.

[Shimmyaway]

I really hope this is your first brave step to self healing. However tough the your journey is, keep a focus on the destination. Good travelling.

[skeetbeet]

Unfortunately, medical professionals have no tools to help people heal from trauma because trauma is not a medical condition. They will, however, label victims as "mental ill/disordered" (not the perpetrators!), drug you into oblivion, and possibly imprison you in a psych ward. None of those things help trauma...they cause more of it.

[Littlecook]

It's talking therapy and was hoping I would benefit from it , I just know I can't carry on this way any longer 😞

[skeetbeet in reply to Littlecook]

I'm so sorry. Trauma can indeed hurt for life. However, some people are able to find healing (or a degree of healing) through various means so that it doesn't dominate their life.

[Shimmyaway in reply to Littlecook]

Hi again, I would take a look at some of the podcasts by Bessel von da Kolk. a U S psychiatrist ..but not the traditional sort ....he proposes that trauma is in your body, and his therapies address the body .. and our relationship to it e.g yoga for trauma ( youtube..Dr Arielle Schwarz) ..which also involves re examining any past abuse of the body., I can't speak for outcomes, but what's not worth trying ?

I am sure talking therapy will help you open up, but doing things to help your body is probably also a factor...however tiny the steps may be.

I wish we could hurry up your journey!

[Lady4 in reply to Littlecook]

There is a book called "widen the window" that may help. I bought it for my friend but she is more spiritual, so its on my reading list after I finish "How Emotions are Made". Another member (from another membership) (following a professionals recommendation was reading it, and she was positive about what she had read so far, I think she had experienced trauma.

Also, there is a new hospital trauma specialist from the USA who has just joined us, maybe she could give you a small insight to the therapy.

FND isn't always triggered by a single trigger (or there may be no identifiable triggers) but it may pay a part in the whole picture. Only you with the support of your loved ones can decide if this is right for you but I worry if you end up fixating on something tramatic and you struggle more. Maybe, use journalling as a baby step (I know it may be part of your therapy) but see how you go with that first.

[Crystallmatters]

Yes , it really will help, a great brave step you will make to helping things. Well done x