Posted by Lily on 2/7/2009, 10:42 am, in reply to "How to get the images out of my head"
This is one of the tough ones, since only time really helps. You are allowing the OP to live rent free in your head so somehow you need to find a way to evict them. Have you asked all questions that you need answered? Sometimes knowing the reality helps since our imaginations can make their encounters into much more attractive times than they actually were.
I know a therapist suggested to me that I put it all down on paper, read it over and then put the papers away in a closed box and only revisit those thoughts, and reading the words again, when I absolutely could not resist. That can help for some people.
But time will help and your wife being remorseful and loving to you will also help.
