Ever tried somatic therapy?

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Hey there!

I’m curious if you have ever heard of and/or tried any sort of somatic therapy? If you’ve tried it, I’d love to hear about your experience! If you haven’t, I’d love to hear your questions!

Several months ago, I experienced it for the first time and the result was life changing.

I showed up to the session feeling stress and anxiety in my stomach, but unable to identify where it was coming from or why I was feeling that way. Throughout the course of the session, I felt the energy start to move in my body until it came up and out of my throat. I coughed it out and it literally left my body. I felt immediate calm and peace.

I’ve seen several therapists in the past, almost all of whom have focused on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). It’s never really worked for me. There have been times in my life when showing up for a sessions have benefitted me, but more-so because of the commitment to myself that it exemplified than from what I actually took away from the sessions.

I’m already highly self-aware. I think about my thoughts, reframe them, change them, and make decisions when something is off. So talk therapy always felt like a slowed-down version of what I was already processing because I had to catch the therapist up.

Can you relate to this experience?