Grey's Anatomy

[Hepatica]

Well, yes, I've been watching the latest season addition on Netflix of Greys to pass the Covid time  and I am interested to know if anyone else is as well, especially with regard to the character Jo, who has been experiencing mental health issues and went into therapy.

The last episode was mainly about Jo's breakthrough in asking what she wanted and releasing anger. I was interested because the "therapist" asked her if there were any recurring images Jo had from childhood and the episode revolved around that.

So... I've been having two recurring scenes from my childhood, two very bad ones, that I can't seem to let go of. Does this happen with anyone? I mean there were lots of things that were stressful growing up for me, but these two particular ones pop up constantly. What is this all about? Yesterday as I was having a moment sitting with one of these memories I just started crying. I was meditating and sitting with the feeling and the word "tragedy" emerged. I will talk to my therapist about this, but wondering if this happens to anyone else.

Are there a few memories that you ruminate on and has your therapist offered you any insight into why?

[Jolie40]

definitely memories from childhood that never go away and are seared in the brain
it's like they happened yesterday

I must have missed the Joe part on Grey's
was it on last weeks episode, the season premiere?

we don't have cable, Netflix, or anything so have to watch when on tv

[treesgrowslowly]

Hi

I have not seen that episode either. But this reminds me of Pete Walkers book on CPTSD. He talks at length about what those memories are doing there and how to work with them.

They are important to work with because they can put us into 4F mode which he talks about in a very empathetic way. In my opinion.

A lot of books on self help tell us to use a cognitive approach but he gets more into why these memories are recurring for us even after we have an intellectual awareness of their presence.

Meditation and yoga can bring them up. When I first went NC the going advice was to go do yoga go meditate. I heard that SO much.

Now at least people know that in Meditation and yoga or other such activities these memories can arise for us. I spent years feeling defective because yoga and meditation classes didn't make me feel better. So I'm not surprised you are having these come up.

It is the book I go back to as I learn how to manage flashbacks more effectively. Yes I have a lot of flashbacks and am learning how to manage them better all the time.

Scent and sounds for me can bring back memories. It still happens regularly for me.

Trees