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Old Oct 15, 2010, 12:37 PM
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Every T is different and hopefully this T is one you feel comfortable with.
It takes time, though, so I wouldn't give so much weight to the first session.
I love my T but I left the first session angry, so luckily I was able to give us more time .
Trust takes a while too. It takes as long as it takes and can come in increments. It took me about 9 months to trust at all, to talk much at all. I still have times I don't feel comfortable or trusting, but I do have time in the relationship which gives me the memory of the trust and feeling comfortable to draw on when I need to remember that it was there and can come and go.

For a long time we explored frequently about how hard it is to talk. Maybe for you, you could take some time to explore trust and what that means to you, what your expecations are for yourself and the other person, what it would be like if you had trust and connection, what a good therapy relationship is to you.

I don't know why your husband hates that you are going to a new T but maybe it's that he sees you worrying about therapy and the T and that concerns him?

You can do this. I'll bet the new T is really looking forward to meeting you Monday!
Thanks for this!
gelfling, tryingtobeme