Remembering

[Steeler Gary]

I am just coming to realize, through therapy, that I have abuse issues that I have no memories for, whatsoever. I know this is common, but how do you deal with the fact that you feel there is something there, but you cannot remember anything about it?

 

[roadrunner]

Gary,

For me that was a stage on the way to "recovering" a more or less full set of memories. They were always there, I was just refusing to put them together and look at them.

For me what was especially rough was admitting to myself that there WAS something to look at. Once I was ready to do that there was no end of things to see. So my case seems rather different from yours.

But as you say, a total lack of memories does commonly occur. Your T ought to be able to help you in this area but I hope you will go slowly. It's a pretty dramatic time when all this stuff starts to come together.

Much love,
Larry