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Originally Posted by dreamseeker9
Floppy - aww! 
It was definitely a different feeling - cozy yet vulnerable! It did feel safe, though. I did open up more on some things, T could tell I'd stop myself, and she'd encourage me to tell her what I was thinking - that definitely helped. I also felt cozy, though, at the end of the session - we went back to our usual positions, me sitting on the couch with my legs stretched out in front of me on the ottoman, and T sitting opposite with her legs also stretched out on the same ottoman! Cozy! 
Maybe one day I'll try the traditional psychoanalysis type of lying down on the couch, but I think I'd miss the connection that I get from looking at T. |
I'm so happy for you that you feel so safe w/your T & in her office to be able to make yourself comfy & cozy like that. I imagine it helps a lot with being able to open up to her.
I wonder if, for me, the more traditional psychoanalysis position wouldn't be easier than face-to-face like we do now. If she wasn't looking at me I think I'd be able to open up so much more. It's just so, so hard for me to feel so exposed & closely observed.
That said, I would never be able to lay down on the couch, so there goes that idea, lol!
