When my clients first come in for a session I have them fill out a sheet with different negative cognitive phrases. I ask them if they agree with the phrase and to what degree. One phrase is “do you feel safe.”
Some clients say they don’t feel safe and some continue by saying they don’t know why. This is the results of something happening to them; maybe when they were young. Sometimes, when they were pre-verbal or in the womb.
Other clients ask their mom’s if something happened to her that was scary when she was pregnant with them. Others have discovered that they had a scary event happen to them when they were toddlers. There can be so many scenarios.
I have had many clients resolve their safety issues in the session(s) they have with me. They discover who they are, how they feel and the choices they can make to be safe. Do you need help with this topic in your life?