It’s pretty rare to find someone that will let me sit in emotional shit and not try to extricate me. One therapist I have will say “I’m sorry you experienced that.” And nothing else. As simple as that statement was, he was acknowledging it, not downplaying normalizing it, or anything. It was an acknowledge that I appreciated and was meaningful to me. I know it’s a simple thing to do, but yet so hard for me to do for someone else.
Validating emotions and experiences of others has been incredibly difficult for me - mostly when it comes to my current marriage. I'm much better at it with friends - it's so interesting how trauma complicates different parts of us.
It’s pretty rare to find someone that will let me sit in emotional shit and not try to extricate me. One therapist I have will say “I’m sorry you experienced that.” And nothing else. As simple as that statement was, he was acknowledging it, not downplaying normalizing it, or anything. It was an acknowledge that I appreciated and was meaningful to me. I know it’s a simple thing to do, but yet so hard for me to do for someone else.
Validating emotions and experiences of others has been incredibly difficult for me - mostly when it comes to my current marriage. I'm much better at it with friends - it's so interesting how trauma complicates different parts of us.