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Old Jul 23, 2013, 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by rainbow8 View Post
I don't want to waste the session like I did last week. I know that session is over with, but my urge is to tell her how I felt about it but that may cause me to waste this week's session too.

Possibilities:

1. I could tell her that I didn't like the way she talked to me about my H and talk more about our relationship (though there's not much more to say).

2. I could talk about fears about my grandson's surgery on Wednesday.

3. I could talk about fears about my trip.

4. I could talk about separation, and do more SE about it.

5. I could talk about an incident that I've wanted to discuss for a long time. It's not a big deal but it's on my mind.

6. I could talk about how her saying "emailing isn't good because of the work we're doing" depresses me very much.

7. I could talk about why I haven't painted for a long time.

We can do the SE about any of the above, I think.

I kind of think anything other than no.4 is going to leave me frustrated. My main issue right now is being able to cope with life on my own, without having a T. If I keep avoiding it, the time will pass and I will be sorry.

I'm interested in suggestions as to how to have a productive session. Thanks.

The other topics are important too. Everything is important but there's never enough time and I don't want to waste the session again.
Right now you actually have a T and are in DBT (?) Yet, you are basically asking us to cope for you? Make a desicion of what to talk about in your next session. Why not use some DBT skills and talk to your T about how you are feeling, while still in T? Only you know what´s important, and you already realise that you " waste" sessions. This would be an opportunity, to " practice coping on your own"
Thanks for this!
rainbow8