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Re: Getting therapy for past abuse/rape -
October 18th 2017, 11:06 AM
Talking with a male counselor may ultimately help normalize the experience.
As in sure you could talk with a female, but you'd still not be comfortable talking with a male.
This way, if you talk with a male, you're pushing your boundaries, opening up new doors wider, ultimately will be freer, because you've overcome the fear of talking with men about women stuff.
(This of course assumes he'll be a proper open understanding counselor and not a dick. Most are very good. Your unconscious mind will either decide this man is OK and safe to talk to, or it will stay on guard and decide it doesn't want to talk to this man. It will either happen or it won't. Give it time, see if you can spiral inwards towards the central issue. Kind of dance around it, getting closer and closer.)
If it's just not a good match, give up and switch to someone else. Not all matches work out well.
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