Sublime

In psychiatry there is a certain condition known as “delusion of reprieve.”

She told me that when she’d started her own compulsory therapy, she’d noticed that in the presence of her therapist she could feel the air circulating on her forearms, as if she’d developed new and superior powers of perception.

Study after study shows that the most important factor in the success of your treatment is your relationship with the therapist, your experience of “feeling felt.” This matters more than the therapist’s training, the kind of therapy they do, or what type of problem you have.

overwhelmed by too many feelings.

If you prefer, seek a therapist who knows how to deal with secrets. This will be a person of mercy, with no particular drum to bang about right and wrong, who knows the difference between guilt and remorse and about the nature of grieving and resurrection of spirit.