Its possible I used to take for granted how much I do for other people. Then I was doing the Courage to Heal with my therapist at that time and we were doing the activities - celebrate your accomplishments. I had two things on my list before going into the therapy session when I came out I had two pages because even the littlest thing like I gave my neighber a penny she lacked for her milk at the store. I remembered to mention my friiend took me shopping but neglected to say she was short on cash and so I gave her the penny and then bought her lunch on the way home. To therapists every minute detail of doing something for another person counts. Kids? you have kids - oh boy can you have a field day with listing all the things you do for another person
Friends? My therapist did not realize I had friends because I don't discuss my friends in therapy. They are not the reasion I am in therapy so I don't discuss them. A couple friends names come up - one my ex therapist and her name only comes up in reference to what we did in therapy and the other friend is a part of my therapy process and has been for just about if not more than the 5 years I have been in therapy this round. My past therapist and I included her in on my activities and so on. If my friends are not directly involved in what I am doing at the moment therapy wise they are not mentioned in my therapy session.