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Old Sep 14, 2010, 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by AmaShel567
Does anyone have any idea how I can get on the topics I want without sounding like I don't even know what I'm talking about myself?
First, can you let go of the fear of not wanting to look like you don't know what you're talking about? Therapists don't expect us to be experts. It's OK to have questions but not know the answers. It's OK to not understand our feelings or thoughts or how to proceed to get from point A to point B.

I suggest asking your therapist for help with this. Sometimes I have a topic I have a hard time discussing or sticking with. I have said to my T before, "I am having a hard time bringing up a topic I want to discuss and need your help on talking about it. Can you please remind me next time to start with this?" At the next session, he then helps me bring up that topic, even though he may not even know what the topic is. When he brings it up, I have definitely felt "cornered", but at least I don't waste the whole session trying to bring up something I never am able to.

It is great you have a list of goals, by the way. That is a great start. Good luck.
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Thanks for this!
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