Posted by Dinah on October 27, 2004, at 9:04:33
In reply to do you ever write to your therapist?, posted by Froso on October 27, 2004, at 7:53:31
I am in complete agreement with Joslynn.
I recently went through a suicidal period, and when my therapist wasn't around to speak frankly with the thoughts gained immense proportions. Talking about them deflated them quite a bit.
I also have written my more intimate thoughts rather than speaking them, more often in the earlier days of therapy. My therapist always made me read them aloud, rather than reading them himself. And eventually that made it easier to talk.
Do you know what your therapist meant by that remark? It doesn't seem all that helpful, but perhaps I'm not understanding it in context. Tone of voice can mean so much in therapy.
Welcome!
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