Posted by ghost on May 14, 2004, at 15:13:56
In reply to Re: issues with talking in sessions... » B2chica, posted by finelinebob on May 14, 2004, at 14:40:54
i wish i had some magic words for you. but i just wanted you to know that i feel the same way. it takes me half the session to start talking about the "important" stuff, and then by the time next week rolls around, it starts all over again, like i'm meeting a stranger for the first time. it's almost like "out of sight, out of mind" and i forget the T exists until the next visit.
i had a visit with a T yesterday and i was in such a manicky mood that i was laughing and having a grand old time-- but never talking about real ISSUES. she probably thinks i'm wasting her time. i just couldn't open up, but i could be cheerful and talkative about things that don't matter. (which is a pleasant change, i admit, but not very productive from a therapy standpoint-- i do have issues to address).
i wish i had magic words. but do know that you're not alone... i'm working though it too. i think more than once a week is the real answer--- so we don't have time to put the T out of mind, and so we still feel close to the T by the time the next visit rolls around. but i know those arent options for me anyway. i hope you can work something out.
(((((((b2c)))))))))))
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