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I would benefit from lifelong therapy

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I have been in and out of therapy for over 6 years now and one of them was a therapy relationship for over 3 years. It ended dreadfully after she had a mental breakdown but it profoundly changed me overall and despite ethical mistakes at the end, she truly helped me so much.

I have complex trauma and autism so I see the world through a different lens, the world is not built for people like us.

I tend to fall apart without professional support to help coregulate me. I like having a safe space. It is difficult becasue it is all supposed to be time limited and goal focused.

I guess I struggle and I also feel shame from long term therapy. Therapy is also really hard to access, i have been lucky so far, except for the unethical things that left me harmed.

I feel like I have many traumatic memories that would not feel so traumatising to a NT because it would be less confusing.

I don't know.

I am working on finding groups etc. 

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  • Hi, I'm autistic with trauma and I've been in therapy for 10 years. I've had people ask me questions like "do you think you'll be able to stop one day" and whilst I can't give a definitive answer what I can say is that for me therapy is essential and life changing. Whenever I have a break from it for whatever reason my mental health goes downhill. Just knowing I have space to talk with a person I trust makes me feel safer and more resiliant. Also remember that as autistic people we have so much to deal with on a dayly basis that non autistic people don't have to manage. I'm not suggesting people don't have their own unique struggles, of course they do. I just want you to know that you deserve therapy and there's absolutely nothing wrong with having it long term. Also my therapist is neurodivergent and trauma informed which makes a huge difference.

  • in reply to NAS79491

    Thank you. I am the same in that I plummet without that support. Because of how inaccessible it can be, I am looking into joining groups too and other avenues of support etc.

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