Posted by alexandra_k on October 25, 2004, at 22:52:17
In reply to What your T does when you cry?, posted by Skittles on October 25, 2004, at 22:31:15
Sometimes I bawl my eyes out. I also have a habit of kind of curling up all foetal and dissociating. My last T would kind of tap me on the shoulder or leg when I did that, but I think it was more to do with trying to prevent me dissociating than a friendly gesture.
I am a bit funny about physical contact. I think in general I would rather be held with words than with body contact. Some people here have talked about how their therapists can hold them emotionally with their voices, and to me that is much better than physical contact because anyone can touch, but not many can convey closeness and understanding with their voices.
But different people feel differently. Some will touch, some won't.
And then, of course, some shouldn't.
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