Posted by antigua on July 31, 2004, at 14:04:20
In reply to Re: The Experiment Continues » daisym, posted by LauraG on July 31, 2004, at 12:09:45
Welcome to Babble,
How long have you been seeing your T? Sometimes that makes a difference in how much trust you have built up. Also, they never know what we are feeling unless we tell them. I think mine should be able to read my mind, but she just doesn't seem to get it! Imagine that..
Also, about the phone therapy and keeping it together between sessions. My T doesn't encourage more than once a week unless I'm really struggling over something and then she will ask me to come back in or if I want to. She believes that I need the week to process my feelings, but I know she's there if I need her. This has worked well for me.
Like many others, I've struggled about calling her, but I've developed a rule of my own. If I'm feeling so bad to the point of obsessing and not being able to concentrate on my life, then I call her. Doesn't matter how important it may be, if it's bothering me it's important to get it out.
I told my T this week ON THE PHONE that she does therapy for me even when she's not around. She teaches me all the time. While phone therapy doesn't work for everyone, there are certainly many, many people who do phone therapy. Maybe yours doesn't like to.
Try to speak with her as honestly as you can.
best,
antigua
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