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Originally Posted by button30
During the week I went back to see my new T. I had cancelled but she gave me another appt. As we talked about my childhood I kept drifting off into my head.
T kept asking me where I was? I looked at her and said, I am here with you and once we carried on talking, I would go off into a daydream again. I am not sure why this kept happening.
T kept asking me what I was thinking about and I couldn't tell her. She said where are you going button? She asked me to listen to the traffic outside and the voices in the next room and only talk when I was ready... This was all very new to me. I am not even sure what happened but it scared me.
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Sounds like you were dissociating and the T was trying to help ground you in the moment.
This happens to me often (although less so now than it used to). My T is very in tune with me being present and she will often notice that I'm drifting away and try to help ground me. She usually asks me to listen to the traffic outside or the air blowing through the vents, or even just pick a spot in the room to focus on and concentrate on my breathing.
Sounds like your new T is much more in tune with you and much more aware of what you might need (even if you don't know yet) at the moment.