Posted by Dinah on August 7, 2008, at 18:23:05
In reply to Re: Had my session today, posted by Lemonaide on August 7, 2008, at 18:08:25
I can't say that I'd like my therapist refusing to tell me what was said about me. You're right, it leads to imagining worse things than could have ever possibly have been said.
I may not like it, but I can see my therapist doing it. He might not be so blunt about it, but he probably would not tell me much. I could probably yell about it all I wanted, and he'd be sympathetic at my frustration, but he probably wouldn't tell.
But... He also wouldn't tell anything I said to him. I don't think I've ever ever heard him divulge the contents of a conversation he's had. It would be nice to think that he would be different if the topic of the conversation was *me*. But he probably wouldn't.
So will you continue to see him for therapy for topics other than your old therapist? And continue to talk to him in EMDR about your feelings about your old therapist? But he doesn't want to talk to you anymore about the factual history with your old therapist?
Is that a correct summary?
Was it his idea or yours that you shouldn't talk about your old therapist? I don't think my therapist would ever tell me not to talk about something. If he didn't agree with me, he wouldn't pretend to, but he wouldn't tell me I couldn't talk about it. I don't quite understand that part.
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