Great sharing. It is true from my aspect as a sufferer.

One other aspect of it is:

The emotional turmoil sometimes is so complex and with the skills we have attained in therapy it sometimes takes a while to process and apply our new learned ways to the current turmoil.

As a sufferer I find it very difficult to communicate this to anyone trying to help because I'm not sure what I'm trying to do as I work my way through it. It is like learning to drive a new route to a destination using a road map.

I never mean to cut people out but that is what happens simply because my focus is so total on solving the issue in a productive 'safe' way.

From a carer's perspective I think you only want to help, support, and reassure. From the sufferor's perspective it is a distraction from their process.

Although I am sure the sufferor deep down loves the security that this brings to them and gives them an added sense of safety.