Posted by brassneck on June 15, 2008, at 20:41:38
In reply to Re: Crying in therapy » brassneck, posted by Happyflower on June 15, 2008, at 15:53:38
> Hi Brassneck,
>
> As a child I wasn't allowed to cry, in fact things became much worse if I did for any reason. So when I married my husband he of course was not brought up like that and he shows tears, and it allowed me to be able to trust to show those in front of him or the my kids.Yeah, not being allowed to cry is pretty rough. My parents always verbally encouraged me to show my emotions, but didn't respond very positively when I cried about certain things, so I was always pretty conflicted about it.
> Good luck tomorrow. If it helps any, your T has probably seen lots of clients cry, so for him it won't be as big of a deal as it will be for you because are showing a vulnerable side to yourself. He will be probably feel good about it actually that you are showing your emotions.Thanks! Yeah, I should really try to keep that in mind--that it won't be nearly as big a deal for him as it will be for me. I have a feeling he'll be happy about it, actually, as you say, because it'll be a big breakthrough for me if I let myself be that vulnerable with him.
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