People Are Sharing The Most Memorable Things Their Therapists Have Said To Them

24. “‘What you went through was trauma, so it makes sense that you are reacting like how a trauma survivor would. Sure, you weren’t being physically abused, but food insecurity is traumatic. Being raised by people with alcohol addiction is traumatic. Sexual assault is traumatic. Cancer is traumatic.'”

25. “When it comes to problems or people, I was told that you can either try to confront the issue or learn to be okay with it and move on. If you do choose to confront it, it may not change anything, and you’ll still have to be okay with it and move on. Either way, you’re going to have to move forward.”

26. “I always felt like I ruined my mother’s life because instead of going to college and living out her dreams, she had me at 19 and married a deadbeat. My therapist told me, ‘Your mother had choices, and she could have made one of them.’ It was like a weight was lifted off my shoulders.”

27. Lastly: “After many, many years of trying to help with my oldest son’s depression, rehab, hospital stays, and suicide attempts, I was more than overwhelmed. My therapist told me, ‘You can’t stop him, but you can love him.’ That changed everything. I went home and did exactly that. Giving me permission to just love him and stop policing him allowed our relationship to transcend. I loved him fiercely, and I miss him with every fiber of my being. He tried so many things to be okay. Loving him was the best, but I’ll see him again.”