councilling - old issues back from the dead

[mama kare]

one of my problems is that i have PND.. and my support network quickly vanished soon after i had DD, leaving me in a bigger, blacker hole.

after speaking to my psychologist yesterday, she advised that i write or call to my old friends and tell them how they left me when i needed them most.. get it off my chest. i declined her advice and said i much prefer to just let it go and move on..

but today i wake up, angry and resentful towards those old friends who hung around to see the baby, before vanishing into thin air.. i cant explain it and i am wondering if it is because the issue arose at my councilling session yesterday?

i messaged an old friends phone and told them how upset i am, that they left me when i needed them, to no avail though, there hasnt been a reply. i dont care if i get a reply.

the anger i felt this morning was pretty intense.. has anyone experienced this after a councilling session, when old issues arose?

[TwoBlue]

I had some counselling mid last year due to my PND and anger issues.. The counsellor bought up sooo many issues from the past regarding my ex husband. It was very painful and forced me to deal with issues that I would rather have dead and buried iykwim?

Perhaps its a good thing that we are forced to deal with these underlying issues??

:hugs: I hope you start working through the pain soon

[Shanaynay]

I've felt anger after counselling, before the issue was resolved.
When an issue gets resolved... the anger disappears :)
It's wonderful...
I think the anger you felt this morning is a sign that you need to work through this issue until it's resolved (ie. you don't feel angry about it anymore).

:hugs:

[mama kare]

ikwym phin.. it usually means the problem has been sweapt under the carpet and needs to be brought out and dealt with..

[melfunction]

the anger i felt this morning was pretty intense.. has anyone experienced this after a councilling session, when old issues arose?

Yes and it is more like rage :o It usually takes me at least a week to 'come down'.