@thetrishawolfe: It’s really common that people who intellectualize may feel resistant to typical therapy activities, including grounding or somatic activities because they feel like they don’t work for them or that they’re too aware to do them or because they’ve tried them all before. That makes sense! Of course our brain would resist anything that might bring us into more safety or more presence when our entire survival system is built on functional freeze and trying to keep us from feeling anything, wanting anything, being ourselves, etc. Sometimes, we may feel shame about this. Other times, we may feel pride or superior - a feeling that we’re too smart or self-aware for this (to be clear - this too is a survival response - that covers up deeper feelings of shame, grief, fear, and anger). of shame, grief, fear, and anger). The good news is, the outcome of these activities matters farless, than observing what happens when we try it. From there, we can use memory reconsolidation and other neurobiological techniques to repattern those learnings. If you’d like to lean more, I have a free guide in my bio! #developmentaltrauma #intellectualization #adultchildrenofemotionallyimmatureparents #experientialtherapy #overthinking

Dr. Trisha Wolfe PhD LPCC-S

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