Posted by obsidian on July 1, 2009, at 21:03:36
In reply to analyst seems to not be working, posted by deerock on July 1, 2009, at 15:52:02
I might not have anything helpful to say at this point, but I am curious about some things.
I also have a tendency to start smoking pot and then to smoke it a lot, daily
I found that when I was smoking a lot if it I was quite conscious of the fact that I was kind of out of it, not literally high in the sessions, but disconnected, in my own little world. If you're going with the theory that she in some way elicits feelings your mother did, then I'd wonder is there anything significant about feeling disconnected and/or needing to disconnect from your mother. I'm just throwing it out there, could mean nothing.
Apart from analyzing, and speaking very practically, it's hard to work on much when you get in that very comfortable space of smoking a lot. I know it can offer a lot of relief from anxiety.
I felt frustrated with my T when I was smoking a lot, felt like something was wrong, but not committed to do anything about it on my own. In true T fashion he communicated that the smoking or not smoking remained my decision.
I'm curious about ways CBT might be helpful with this issue. I hope you keep posting.
-sid
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