Helping my clients deal with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an ongoing journey. I explain to them before starting my program that it will take time so be patient with themselves, and that everyday may deliver a new experience -- it's OK.
Many times the sessions deal with dreams and flashbacks; things they've seen or are subconsciously remembering. Being able to make heads-or-tales of whats happening in your life is an important step in healing.
You may find this article on PTSD and abandonment via dream interruption to be helpful:
I get stuck on a helicopter during an attack, hanging from a chain
ladder a few feet off the ground – my gear got caught up in the chain
and I cannot go up or down. A Viet Cong soldier in black pajamas is
charging at me with his AK-47 – and the chopper
does not move and I am stuck out in the open – a target... [READ MORE]
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