Exile access
Hi - during my therapy session today with an ifs therapist my therapist connected with an exile and uncovered a rather horrifying traumatic memory. Until now I never understood why I was always anxious around this person. Anyway, all they left me with was to take easy, the pain & grief will come in waves. And they’re right, like since then more memories are coming and I had to pull over before it became too overwhelming. But is there anything else I can do? Like I’m angry one minute but next I’m crying. Anger was the protector so I understand why that’s surfacing.
But wow I was skeptical about all of this and when the protector surfaced saying I couldn’t handle this person because I didn’t know who they really were. Holy f like I’m not in Kansas anymore.