Things that have changed since I started therapy/support group.
* Less nightmares
* Less panic attacks
* Less flashbacks
* Less repressed memories coming out
* I stopped sleeping in the closet every night
* I can sleep more/easier at night
* I have cried in front of people
* I stopped eating my feelings
* No more trying to hurt myself
* I can look at myself in the mirror
* I started drawing again
* I can write about what happened in detail
* I can talk about what happened in detail
* I can talk about what happened in detail to a room full of people in support group
* I can identify some feelings now
* I am strong enough to do EMDR
* I was strong enough to go to the police and make a report
* I am not as afraid to talk to men
* I use coping skills(tho i need to work harder at this)
* I stand up for myself
* I can get mad about what happened
that's good! :) that's a good improvement! :) <3 stay strong!! <3*HUGS*<3
ReplyDeleteThanks. Though I do feel like a failure because some of these things have been bad and not better in the last few weeks with new memories resurfacing, I am trying to remember that i am improving.
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