Thread: Should I share?
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Old Nov 19, 2013, 09:49 AM
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I should have instead said "I wish you were there to save me" or "I wish someone were there to save me" because that's what I was feeling. But I didn't say that and I think I just need to talk this out with her to correct the situation.

I think this would be a great way into the conversation. It's been my experience that when we reveal our thinking and feeling, wishes and fears, Ts find that very productive to work with. When we try to pin them down about what they feel, think, would do in our situations, etc, they resist. It's probably for good reasons because it takes the attention off of us to them, and as important as it feels to us, their emotions and choices really are irrelevant. And maybe she had a reason for not responding in a way that would make that clear, or maybe she just goofed. But that's the great thing about the therapy relationship--we're expected to revisit and examine and do over.
Thanks for this!
Bill3