My personal T does his best to contain me and my emotions before leaving the session. Doesn't always work, but the people in the waiting room would never know I've just left a therapy appt. I always leave with a smile on my face no matter what the session was like. Once I'm in my car, that's when I'll let my real emotions come out on the way home. If I need to sit there and cry, I'll do that. If I need to blast my music and scream, I'll do that too. Once home, the smile is back on until I'm able to be alone again. I always write in my journal to process my session as well.

With my eating disorder T, I cry in session- every single time. I get a ride to these sessions, so the smile is on my face within a foot outside her door. Whoever gives me a ride would have no idea what kind of session I just had. Again, the smile stays on my face until I'm alone and can write in my journal to process the session. These are the hardest days for me. Can never quite process them the way I would like to.

I don't really contain my emotions after my sessions, I've perfected hiding them. Drives my Ts crazy.