Ask about a treatment or specialist exercise · S7.8

Prepare for a professional conversation about distressing memories

You want information about help for memories that affect your life.

Prepare for professional guidance

Try these steps

1. Describe their current impact at the level of detail you choose, without recounting the memories here.
2. Write questions about treatment options, suitability, pace, consent, and support between appointments.
3. Bring the questions to an appropriately qualified professional; this card does not guide memory processing.

An example

I want to ask what the treatment involves and whether I need to describe details at the first appointment.

Reflect

Do the questions represent your preferences and concerns?

Next time

Clarify any proposed plan before deciding whether to participate.