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Advice on abuse counselling

  • 20-09-2008 10:46am
    #1
    Sincho
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43 ✭


    Hi,
    This is quite an awkward topic and i don't want to make anyone uncomfortable but i'm just hoping for a bit of advice and reassurance....
    I'm about to begin counselling sessions with the rape crisis centre due to being the victim of sexual abuse in childhood and am feeling quite apprehensive about it. I was just wondering if anybody else has any experience of this and could tell me what i should expect from these sessions?
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  • #2
    Nevyn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43,044 ✭✭✭✭Nevyn


    You will be asked/talk about about what happened, how you think it effected you, how you think it is effecting you now and then tart to work on that.

    First session is a getting to know you and a bit about yoruself and you start to get to know the person you will be working with.

    You are very brave for doing this, it's not easy but it is worth while, you may need to tell those close to you that you are having some cousenlling as it moves forward as it may drag up a lot of feelings and memories so that you need support even if that support is people understanding that you don't want to go out and will accept that and not nag you.

    http://www.sexualviolence.ie/FAQ.htm
    The faq covers a lot of good points.


  • #3
    eveie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 307 ✭✭eveie


    sincho fisrt off wel done on taking this step.
    as thaedydal said at the first session the counceller will just try to put you at your ease and ask you somewhat basic questions. although a counceller is not primarily there to ask you questions they are more there to listen and let you open up but support you all the same.
    it can take quite some time to do this so be patient, these sessions will bring up emotions you never knew existed and it can be extremly hard to cope but keep going it will get better, just let yourself open up, dont be ashamed or feel stupid about anything, they are there to help and they've heard all these things before.
    best of luck with it


  • #4
    JDLK
    Closed Accounts Posts: 183 ✭✭JDLK


    No advice but just wanted to echo the support of the others. Well done for taking this step


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