Posted by Pfinstegg on November 3, 2004, at 17:44:42
In reply to Re: You've always got through it before... » Pfinstegg, posted by Dinah on November 3, 2004, at 17:32:53
Oh, Dinah, I'm sorry this is happening right now. It sounds as though you really didn't feel *held*, or understood, or that his attention was really on what you needed it to be. Honestly, it does sound as though you had a period of derealization or dissociation because of the relationship not being right. I used to have them quite a lot- and occasionally still do. I KNOW I would have one any time, even now, if I did not feel held and understood every time I'm in there. It's shocking to realize how vulnerable we are with our therapists. I never get dissociated in real life, but it doesn't take too much for me to do it in sessions!
I just hope it starts getting like it used to be for you very soon.
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