I agree. That probably won't be his only drop that far back. Sometimes, it's going to look like two steps forward, one step back.
Shiv has a hard time realizing how far he's come, because to him, it often feels like his life is falling apart now. He keeps getting upset -- sometimes dramatically so -- over things that he could've ignored a year ago. But that's because he feels safe enough now and has a support network so he can start processing all that old crap. It's the same thing that often happens to abuse survivors when they go to college. The change in circumstances activates a release of past tension which they then have to work through. Dr. G can recognize that and help him through it. But to Shiv, he's still tempted to blame people for fucking up his head, when they're actually helping him fix it. :/
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Re: Hopeful
Date: 2019-03-27 04:25 am (UTC)Shiv has a hard time realizing how far he's come, because to him, it often feels like his life is falling apart now. He keeps getting upset -- sometimes dramatically so -- over things that he could've ignored a year ago. But that's because he feels safe enough now and has a support network so he can start processing all that old crap. It's the same thing that often happens to abuse survivors when they go to college. The change in circumstances activates a release of past tension which they then have to work through. Dr. G can recognize that and help him through it. But to Shiv, he's still tempted to blame people for fucking up his head, when they're actually helping him fix it. :/