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Old Nov 09, 2012, 12:19 PM
Anonymous32511
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Originally Posted by Apteryx View Post
Who here has experience of lying down on a couch during therapy? In what ways is it different from being face to face with the T? Do you find it it easier to talk when reclining? Or harder?

The reason I ask is because T mentioned to me yesterday that I could choose to lie down on a couch instead of sitting in the chair - he left it open, so I can do it in the future if I want, even though I didn't take him up on it this time. I was a bit taken aback because I didn't realise that it was done anymore, except perhaps in psychoanalysis. But I think my T is working pretty hard to find ways for me to be less tense and be able to open up more and self-censor less, and perhaps lying down while I talk would work. Perhaps. (I'd seen his couch before, but assumed that that was his own resting area.)

[edited to add: I did a search of old threads about lying on a couch, but that darn Couch thread floods all the searches ]
I do sometimes, but its bc of my ankle hurting. Sometimes I need to elevate it. T says I'm the only one who ever laid back like that on the couch. But sometimes it makes me uncomfortable. It depends how connected (safe) I am feeling to/with T. If we are in a good space, I don't mind laying down, but when I am upset I usually sit in the corner and build a blockade between us with pillows.

So if you are comfortable with your T, not threatened, then go ahead and lie down. Just bc you do it once doesn't mean you have to do it again.