this is exactly why therapists seem to be total nutjobs in my opinion, they donāt have actual solutions that work for any case where the symptoms are justified by the climate other than āleave the climate thatās justifying itā.
Why I like my therapist so much. She understands wholly what I mean, and she helps me to remember we can only control what we can. I can control my plants, in this case.
On a tangent just last week I, well, I was telling her a video game I play I was having difficulty with the wolves. Everytime Iād come across them, Iād get anxiety and attacked, die, respawn, and when Iād go to get my inventory, Iād be shaking so bad I couldnt even use the mouse to gather it. The boarās were easy, the bears made me afraid a bit, but the wolves weāre having me panic.
She asked, why do you think the wolves have you panic? The most generic, easy response, right? I shrugged it off and said probably my trauma (I have diagnosed c-ptsd). Meeting ended.
But for three days, I couldnāt get the question out of my head. Why were the wolves freaking me out so badly? I wanted to defeat the wolves. Then I remembered, 14 years ago I was bit by a dog. Aggressively. He lunged for my neck, I blocked him with my arm where he snagged me. Another person put the dog in a head lock so he couldnāt shake his head, the dog didnāt let go until I, well, instinct kicked in I guess and I played dead, I exhaled and went limp. He let go, I went to the hospital and was lucky, he nearly missed my tendon. I had forgottenā¦ I knowā¦ I know, but it all made sense. The next time I came aross the wolves, I didnt lose my inventory.
So simple, so effective. You must find the right therapist and sometimes itās difficult.
Depends on the type of therapist approach. If itās the type that is about CBT and thinking you need to change it wonāt work just like it doesnāt work on neurodivergents. If itās internal family systems or ACT it can absolutely help because it acknowledges those issues and validates whatās happening without trying to change you. You learn skills to accept it and ride it out vs suppressing and forcing change.
this is exactly why therapists seem to be total nutjobs in my opinion, they donāt have actual solutions that work for any case where the symptoms are justified by the climate other than āleave the climate thatās justifying itā.
Why I like my therapist so much. She understands wholly what I mean, and she helps me to remember we can only control what we can. I can control my plants, in this case.
On a tangent just last week I, well, I was telling her a video game I play I was having difficulty with the wolves. Everytime Iād come across them, Iād get anxiety and attacked, die, respawn, and when Iād go to get my inventory, Iād be shaking so bad I couldnt even use the mouse to gather it. The boarās were easy, the bears made me afraid a bit, but the wolves weāre having me panic.
She asked, why do you think the wolves have you panic? The most generic, easy response, right? I shrugged it off and said probably my trauma (I have diagnosed c-ptsd). Meeting ended.
But for three days, I couldnāt get the question out of my head. Why were the wolves freaking me out so badly? I wanted to defeat the wolves. Then I remembered, 14 years ago I was bit by a dog. Aggressively. He lunged for my neck, I blocked him with my arm where he snagged me. Another person put the dog in a head lock so he couldnāt shake his head, the dog didnāt let go until I, well, instinct kicked in I guess and I played dead, I exhaled and went limp. He let go, I went to the hospital and was lucky, he nearly missed my tendon. I had forgottenā¦ I knowā¦ I know, but it all made sense. The next time I came aross the wolves, I didnt lose my inventory.
So simple, so effective. You must find the right therapist and sometimes itās difficult.
Depends on the type of therapist approach. If itās the type that is about CBT and thinking you need to change it wonāt work just like it doesnāt work on neurodivergents. If itās internal family systems or ACT it can absolutely help because it acknowledges those issues and validates whatās happening without trying to change you. You learn skills to accept it and ride it out vs suppressing and forcing change.