“I am working faithfully in the trauma recovery workbook that you recommended to my wife for me. But for the life of me … I cannot stop going back to the moment of those tires screeching.” I leaned toward him and nodded as he dropped his head into his hands. I whispered gently, “I am…
“Oh my God! Now I have a whole new problem!” “After all the hard work you helped me do to get him into his trauma recovery, I bet you thought you wouldn’t be hearing from me.” “I am so grateful that he is doing the work to heal from his trauma after years of denial,…
“I just feel like life, hope and energy have been sucked right out of me. He has no empathy, refuses to do things that are kind and loving, and says such mean things.” “I’m having physical side effects from the stress, and I cry myself to sleep almost every night. I’m lonely. I’m hurt. I’m…
“There’s something terribly wrong with me. I’ve spent thousands of dollars in therapy healing from the trauma. But I keep going back for more. It’s like this vacuum that sucks me back, and I can’t seem to stop it. “I know he’s an alcoholic. I know he lies to me. I know there was verbal…