Does anyone else come home from a therapy session feeling absolutely exhausted?

[Siwsan]

I had to stop on the way home to buy kitty litter and now I'm ready for a nap.

Unfortunately the kitcats want to play.

[MontanaMama]

1. Therapy is hard work

if you’re doing it right. I hope you get that nap.

[piddyprints]

2. Yes.

I'm not even good to stop anywhere on the way home.

[irisblue]

3. Almost every time.

[2naSalit]

4. It varies...

I make a point of having errands to do afterward so I can focus on other things before going home. I usually go about an hour after I get home but I don't always need a nap by then. But I started doing that because I wanted to stop going home and taking a nap.

It takes a lot to address old stuff, some days I'm a wreck when I come out. That's when I take a little drive to a peaceful spot for a little meditation.

Maybe give the kitties a few minutes and quietly sneak your way to the napping spot and go for it, that's what they do, they'll get it and join you, all will be well.

[Midnight Writer]

5. The nap itself is probably therapeutic.

It allows you to process and consolidate the therapy without distraction.

[kozar]

6. With a good therapist, YES

You should feel exhausted. Your emotional wounds are being healed.
As with any wound, the initial treatment is the worst.

KozandLilBit