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Originally Posted by elliemay
No, I don't think it is shallow, rather a non-verbal form of communication. How we look (or want to look) can be a reflection of how we feel, or what we are projecting.
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CantExplain don't feel miffed; this is at least the third thread asking this question; the first one got a lot of replies too, so maybe it's cyclical.
There seems to be a category of people who dress carefully for sessions in order to bolster their own confidence (this is not shallow, Chopin
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and another of people who never give it a thought
but considering this >>
I went to therapy once this way and the first thing T said was, "What's wrong? Something's wrong."
the T's are very attuned to client's appearance, so it seems
I realized once that I'd been wearing the same thing to sessions for 2 yrs - brown and black sweater & black skirt. The day I walked in wearing navy and red, T1 was ready to celebrate a huge breakthrough (there wasn't any, I had fallen behind with the laundry!
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there is a third category of people who dress to seem happier than they are. I find myself doing this recently. Sometimes wearing yellow of all things, or colorful jewelry... what's up with this?