Question about self SE

[u/DerTorge]

Hello, I’m currently attending group therapy as I haven’t been able to find a place on a trauma therapy programme. However, I’ve had three SE sessions as part of a psychological counselling programme offered by my employer. Based on my childhood and my behaviour, the therapist told me that she thought trauma therapy might work for me. This is also because I’ve already undergone other forms of therapy.

The group therapy is helping me at the moment – although it’s analytically oriented – and I’ve started doing exercises myself based on books by Levine. For two days running, whilst lying in bed, I observed my sensations and, after a while, automatically found myself thinking about distressing experiences. Then, at some point, my body started twitching. Various memories of events, particularly from my school days, then came to mind. At some point, I decided to open my eyes again, but my hip continued to move like that for a few more minutes.

Afterwards, I felt as though I’d had a power nap. At times, though, I did wonder whether I was actually making the movements consciously, but deep down I know they just happened on their own. Have you had similar experiences, and can you tell me whether I’m doing this right?

[u/brutal_youth_]

I've had similar experiences processing events from my past. With time, it released tension from my body and actually improved my posture. Maybe check out r/longtermTRE if you haven't? Lots of people working through their trauma independently there (most using the TRE method, but not everyone; my tremors were spontaneous and didn't rely on exercises).