Posted by antigua3 on August 6, 2008, at 10:19:44
In reply to Talked to him about everything, posted by Dinah on August 5, 2008, at 21:31:07
In concert with what Daisy said, I'd just like to add that this is the difficult thing so many--maybe I just mean me--people face in therapy. As Daisy always says (Ok to say Daisy?) we have to learn to hold opposing opinions/thoughts/feelings together at the same time. Otherwise we couldn't handle life, our kids, etc.
But I truly understand your feeling about how he views you vs your opinion of yourself. My view always fails to live up to his or my T's and that's my own self-image problem. I vascillate between thinking I'm worthless to I'm on top of the world, but I never want to hear it from them. My own issue of course.
And it's ok to have that heavier, or negative side of the equation, but to try not to think in black and white terms. My pdoc is always reminding me about the gray areas, that there are places/feelings/emotions in the middle that I need to consider.
I think you're great for bringing it up, even if it was in the last 10 minutes. And I'm like you, sometimes I'm so invested in bringing something up, I can't remember what they really said. (I'm currently in one of those situations; I don't remember a thing that happened at my last session!)
all my best,
antigua
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