Thread: I hate therapy!
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Old May 29, 2010, 07:17 AM
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It is very important to share all your feelings with her, including these that you posted about. Ask her if her appearing to be falling asleep and not listening are what she is experiencing. Tell her that you felt she looked at you blankly when you were telling her about losing your losses.

There are times that my T gets a 'look'. lol I thought it meant one thing but I have come to understand that it is the look she gets when she is intently listening (to what is said, what is not said, what the feelings are) and drawing from what she knows about me and drawing from her therapist history and education. When I mentioned it, she said she knew exactly the look I meant. Now I just say "Oh, there's that look." and we both laugh. Actually, now knowing what it is about, it makes me feel really heard and attended to.
Thanks for this!
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