Dreams - Have you dreamt that you could hear? (OT)

Sosie said:
Sorry, I didn't explain this to you and Hear Again clearly. OK, let me put this way.. I told my therapist about my dreams and what it means to me? She listened and said I was abused by someone. After I said yes, I was abused by them.
Yes, I know that it was natural to be angry at my father, my aunt and the supervisor at the girl's dorm who hurt me. I already talked to them about this a few years ago.. (and of course, I told them how I felt about this). They all said (with tearing) how sorry they were.. and so forth. We had a long good talk. I forgave them, so, I have to move on and they have to move on as well. I hope it helps.
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Wow. You are so fortunate that you could find that kind of closure with your abusers. I'm really glad to hear that they apologized for what they did to you. That you forgave them is really amazing. If you ever still feel anger that's okay too because abusing someone isn't like tripping over someone's foot, sometimes a "sorry" doesn't do it. But if you really have let go, that is truly amazing. I'm very happy for you.
 
Sosie said:
Sorry, I didn't explain this to you and Hear Again clearly. OK, let me put this way.. I told my therapist about my dreams and what it means to me? She listened and said I was abused by someone. After I said yes, I was abused by them.
Yes, I know that it was natural to be angry at my father, my aunt and the supervisor at the girl's dorm who hurt me. I already talked to them about this a few years ago.. (and of course, I told them how I felt about this). They all said (with tearing) how sorry they were.. and so forth. We had a long good talk. I forgave them, so, I have to move on and they have to move on as well. I hope it helps.
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sosie,

it sounds like you are dealing very well with the abuse you've experienced. i think that's great and i commend you for being so strong. i'm also glad that your abusers apologized to you -- i'm sure that makes coping with the reality of what happened to you so much easier. <hugs>

by the way, i second what nika said about anger. it's perfectly acceptable to be angry at your abusers. there were 3 people responsible for the 4 types of traumas/abuse i experienced and even after 20 years, i'm *still* extremely angry at all of them for the things they've done to me.
 
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