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Originally Posted by ECHOES
I think you might be in a kind of therapy that isn't really what you want. Or need.
My therapy is just talking. No homework, no guilting by the therapist or her making accusations about my desire to change; for her, therapy is done at the pace that is comfortable for the patient. Gosh, I said little and mostly cried for the first 9 months, and she encouraged me patiently, just giving me space to "be".
I wouldn't like being your therapist's client. She throws obstacles in a person's path, and I don't see how that can be helpful. Her approach isn't what I would want to be part of.
You are doing nothing wrong. At all. You are being you, and therapy should be a place to be you.  |
Totally agree with what you wrote. My therapy is mostly just talking...sometimes T will give "homework" but it's usually just asking me to think about something, or suggesting a book I might find helpful to read. T doesn't necessarily expect me to do these things, and doesn't ask for the results. Everything is at my pace. I'm hard enough on myself as it is...I don't need T doing that too. The one time that T pushed me too hard, we talked about it in the next session, and she apologized, agreed she was pushing too hard, and told me to just tell her to back off next time!