I Lie to My Therapist

Nicole Angell

(in Biography/Memoir)

Scarred But Not Broken...

Nicole's memoir reads like a Hollywood horror script, but through all the trauma, she holds fast to the belief that people who have experienced trauma are scarred but not broken.

Nicole opens the lid of her internal Pandora's Box in this book. Finally, she discusses the traumas of her life, giving an unfiltered, raw, and emotional account of the litany of abuse and suffering caused by people around her. Nicole aims not to garner sympathy but to show others they are not alone in their unspeakable traumas - traumas they are too afraid to speak of, even with their therapist.

"I lie to my therapist. Maybe lie is a little harsh. Let’s say I leave out some details when we talk. I tell him enough that he will keep me as his client. Like the time I had nightmares and flashbacks and barely slept for a month. I chose not to tell him about that. It is not his fault. He is excellent, and I enjoy my sessions with him, but when talking about the real hard-hitting stuff, I dodge it and say everything is fine. Life is fine. I am coping with things fine. But I haven’t been ready to face my demons."

Until now...