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Originally Posted by Simcha
What I get from you, and correct me if I am wrong as I mean nothing negative here---is that you are not a very emotionally expressive person for whatever your reasons. Now you are at a point in your life when you want to be more open to giving and receiving open, positive, emotional responses, including "safe touch".
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I think your assessment is pretty much accurate to this point.
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I don't know why it is so important to seek safe touch from your T, but that's something you should think about.
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This is not the case however for me. I do not want to explore touch safe or otherwise with my T. I totally agree that "in my situation" crossing the no touch boundary in therapy would be harmful and counter productive at this point.
I want to reduce my sensativity, anxiety, and mental noise associated with touch. Talk therapy has helped, but not with this particular aspect of this issue. My ideas involve the use of safe touch OUTSIDE of therapy. I would them PROCESS what I experienced in my talk therapy.
Simcha... I did not find anything you wrote offensive. I agree I need to look at ALL reasons for wanting this. Whether I like to admit them or not. Thanks