confusedbreadmaker

Thank you both so far everyone here has been so supportive. It is helpful to know the repressed memories are so common. Many adults present in my childhood were master invalidators and knew how to make me question my perception and memory of an event. So that intertwined with repressed memories just worked to make my denial stronger. But after looking thru these forums I can see how common this is and it makes me feel stronger - if other people can heal and trust themselves, so can I

Hi everyone I have just begun therapy to deal with my consistent mood and behavioral problems. I honestly thought these problems were the result of mental illness...then today my therapist asked a question that unlocked some bad memories of bullying as a child. But something felt wrong? After the session I just sat and reflected for a while and then all of a sudden I got hit by awful memories, feelings, actions, and words that I have been in deep denial about. I am not sure if these memories qualify as sexual abuse (or if I am still in denial by even asking that) but I am hoping I could j