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Old Jan 31, 2012, 10:42 PM
sjkero sjkero is offline
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i know exactly how you feel. more often than not, i have no idea what to talk about.

does your t ever ask you general questions, like "how was your week?" that sometimes gets me going. if i answer "ok" she'll ask me why it was only okay. it's a stupid conversation starter - i get that - but at least it gets us going. sometimes i don't even have answers for that, and she'll just ask me how i'm feeling in the moment. it always leads to something. i don't think she likes the silence, and she is reallly, really good at finding ways to fill it. i hope the same happens for you. my t has told me many, many times that i don't need to know what i want to talk about before coming to session. she thinks i am setting an expectation and that can backfire. she told me it's completely okay to go in and just roll with the punches and take it as it comes... it's not as bad as you might think
Thanks for this!
SoupDragon