Posted by annierose on April 30, 2006, at 14:20:24
In reply to A conference report..., posted by Pfinstegg on April 30, 2006, at 12:35:54
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the conference. Very very interesting.
>>>He feels that the best psychotherapy involves the development of the deepest possible attachment, which occurs through gaze, body language, a caring, comforting tone of voice, as well as the reliability of the therapist in committing to BE THERE, listening attentively and empathically.<<<<
I feel my T does employ the above "techniques", except when I lay down, I down see her gaze or body language, although I sense it by the tone of her voice. From another conference you wrote about last summer I gathered that looking eye to eye is important from time to time --- that the brain responds to the T's comforting gaze. I'm at a place that I find that excruciating difficult, if not impossible. I even cover my face with my hands. She used to ask if I had a headache, "No," I reply, "just being here makes me so self-conscious."
>>it is often impossible in psychotherapy to use words and thinking in constructive ways to change something that is wordless<<<
Wordless --- that resonates with me too. I think it was Daisy's T that talked about one sub-conscious talking to anothers in the therapy room. I do think that happens in strong theraputic relationships. It's a special connection from one soul to another, heart to heart.
Everything you wrote about makes sense. Exercise is so important to my mental health. And the days I find time to go to yoga are my best --- exercise combined with meditation --- a double whammy of happiness. I often tell my friends, yoga is my second favorite form of therapy.
Are you adjusting to going 3x per week? How is that going?
Thanks again for checking in and sharing all your insights.
Annierose
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