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Originally Posted by LolaCabanna
No need to feel embarrassed, it is what it is and you have no control over it...so just try to understand what your subconscious is telling you.
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I don't know what it is trying to tell me
Is there suppossed to be a message in this dissasociation? I think this has been happening outside of therapy too because often I find I am losing time and the day has gone and I dont know where the time has gone.
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Originally Posted by BlessedRhiannon
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.
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Originally Posted by BlessedRhiannon
Yeah - often, when T asks where I went, my reply is simply "not here." And then, once T helps me to get grounded, we talk about why I needed to not be there right then.
Button - with practice, and with your T's help, you'll start to notice when it happens earlier and earlier and maybe even be able to tell T when it's happening. I'm now able to tell my T when it starts that I feel like I'm not really present in the room anymore, and we stop and she lets me try to ground myself. If I need help, usually, all I have to do is look at T and she'll guide me through it.
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Your T sounds great Blessed
IT is great that you can control it now and that your t can help, gives me some hope.
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Originally Posted by Sannah
Button, I am so happy that you went back to this new T! She sounds so excellent!
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She is amazing and has thought me more than any of the rest of my ts.
I talked to her about me not wanting to go back to her after last session and she apologised and said that she hadn't closed it properly and asked if there was anything that we can do to close off after sessions.
She said she will be here for as long as she needs me and if I need a break it's ok too and she told me to contact her of I needed to during the week. No therapist has ever been like this for me. It is a new experience and so far I like it.