therapy / talking about trauma / post - trauma starters.
feel free to change things as necessary.Ā
would you like to talk about it?
please tell me whatās bothering you.
i donāt have to know everything. just what youāre comfortable telling me.
iām your friend. of course i care.
thereās nothing bad about going to therapy.
would you like to try a different approach?
i ā i didnāt know that. iām sorry.
iāll try not to ask a lot of questions.
iām always here if you need me.
shh, itās alright. shh.Ā
weāre safe now. youāre safe now.
sweetheart, you have to tell me these things.
you know iād never judge you for that, right?
everything you say will just be between you and me.
what method do you prefer?
do you need help falling asleep?
anything i could do to help?
sweetie, is there something you arenāt telling me? whatās wrong?
letās get you cleaned up.
this is good. this is important.Ā
youāre healing, and healing takes time.Ā
how about you get some sleep, hm?
hey, hey, hey. look at me, look at me. itās okay.
breath in for seven seconds, exhale for eleven ā¦
remember, look for things that you can touch. ground yourself.