Therapy is stepping up

After many posts from me complaining about therapy - and any number of other things - therapy seems to be getting interesting and I can respond to it better.
This week, once again I related several occasions when I realised I had forgotten things or lost time. I often feel like I am living in the twilight zone and whilst T always asks for more details about the memory losses, we usually move on fairly quickly.
However, this week, she pushed the point a bit. One example was that I was trying to do some gardening (something I rarely do) and was just thinking I could do with a few tools. I went into my shed, and bugger me, there they were. I wracked my brains for when I bought them and over the next few days I did vaguely remembered. However, I was still thinking I needed some gloves. Went back in the shed, and there they were . So although I did remember something about buying the tools, I didn't remember very well and certainly not that I had bought the gloves.
T asked me to think about the garden and the tools and see 'what it brings up'. I hate that phrase but I sat there and gave it some thought and was able to tell her about how gardens in the past had been a source of humiliation and had been connected to my birth family, who are the cause of all this.
We talked about another instant and it was clear that I have triggers - I often read here about triggers and always thought I didn't have any but it turns out I do.
So, this week I shall keep a record of all the memory losses (those that I remember or stumble across) and see if I can find a reason for it.
Who thought therapy might actually be enlightening?!

Hi JollyJo,

It's good to hear you're doing good in therapy. It's kind of exciting. A while ago Host was complaining about the printer then siddenly it was all fixed! Host was like WTF! Colin was like I thought you wanted the printer fixed!

Iain

Good for Colin! I can use a Colin.

Glad to hear it's going well! We've kinda stepped up a little in ours to be more proactive in like daily life and in therapy, too... and it's been mostly good. A few hard things for us to deal with (mostly in therapy and work for it), but it's been beneficial and productive for us...

Glad to hear you're doing well and it's helping you, too!

{\Pixie/}

Hi Zor - Glad to hear yours is going well. Its all a bit up and down really isn't it? I have been in therapy for a long time and have struggled terribly. It seems so easy but the reality of taking it on board is really tough. No doubt it will all go belly up again but hopefully not for a while.

Jolly jo wrote:Hi Zor - Glad to hear yours is going well. Its all a bit up and down really isn't it? I have been in therapy for a long time and have struggled terribly. It seems so easy but the reality of taking it on board is really tough. No doubt it will all go belly up again but hopefully not for a while.

That was me actually (Pixie)... but like for real, it's up and down... over all generally "up"... but it's had some serious rough patches, too...

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