Posted by naiad on January 21, 2004, at 17:47:35
In reply to Re: Feeling oddly insecure about therapy... » Asya, posted by All Done on January 21, 2004, at 17:09:12
Hi Asya,
My therapist has to remind me that I have experienced a traumatic event and that its okay for me to be there. Just tonight we talked about the fact that my husband is not similarly traumatized by our son's near death. He has comparmentalized the event and put it away and I get to deal with all of the emotions. Lucky me!
Anyway, I live a very privileged life in some ways so it is hard for me to accept that I should be depressed without also feeling guilty about it. My goal in therapy is to explore my life and get some insight into some of my self defeating behaviors. I would also like to get rid of (understand) some old anger. Since I really like my therapist i am taking advantage of this opportunity to do the digging into the past to get some answers.
As for how we start -- it is a bit awkward so I usually try to have some idea of what I want to talk about. No small talk beyond hello. He just sits and waits for me to begin. The begining of the session has almost become a ritual. I rub my hands over my face and just start talking.
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