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Originally Posted by mcl6136
I have a real problem with therapists putting a premium on experiencing intense feelings during the therapy "hour."
Just because I don't experience these feelings when I am "in session" doesn't mean I'm not sorting them out! Often, maybe it's because it all doesn't hit me until I'm gone, home, with friends...LATER.
I feel like I'm doing therapy WRONG if I don't demonstrate somehow...that I'm feeling. This just really bugs me! It's been an issue with every T I have had!
Sorry to sound so het up about this, but could this be part of what SD is dealing with? Or am I hijacking this thread again...gah!
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I do think it is expected of me to feel / show emotion. Twice in 2 years a tear has come to my eye and that's been it. I used to hate it when I went in and there was a box of tissues within reach of me - I asked T to remove them in the end - I hated sitting there with T waiting for the bit that was going to really hurt.
I constantly feel like I am doing it wrong and my wobbly times come a day or so later - then I manage to get everything contained again in time for the next session and that's how it proceeds every week.
Not that I could easliy afford it, but I even wondered whether a solution was to ask for extra sessions for a few weeks in order to really keep my buttons pushed.
I don't consider you are hijacking, I welcome others experiences.