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Originally Posted by tametc
Don't apologize for posting, and it's not a dumb post. It's actually quite sweet, and shows a positive interaction between client and T. I had one T who used to do coloring books or drawings with me. It was very healing for me at that time, because back then I dissociated a lot in therapy, and it was a way for parts of me to feel safe and accepted. Plus, I taped my therapy sessions, and it helped me to understand myselves more. I think it's so important when dealing with trauma that we take some time off with our Ts sometimes. I've had Ts who understood this, and I think it's a big reason why therapy has overall been a positive, healing tool in my life.
My last T and I would sometimes have light sessions, where we talked about butterflies (which I raise every year), or my costume jewelry interests/business, including bringing in jewelry and/or reference books. And when I asked, he brought in pictures of his brand-new great-nephew, of whom he was extremely fond, and proud. He had great boundaries, and always asked if his sharing personal things was helpful or wanted on my part. And if it wasn't, I could tell him and he respected that.
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I'm really glad you posted this because I have been worried that my T possibly thinks this isn't okay. She seemed enthusiastic enough, but I didn't know if she was silently frustrated or something. I've just learned that I've also been dissociating in session, and we have reason to believe that it happens outside of session too and has been happening for a long time. It's been really hard for me to hear and understand what's going on with me and why. It feels very frightening. I know my therapist understands this and could honestly probably use a break from the topics we are covering as well, but it still worried me that this isn't the reprieve that she wanted. Still I'm happy to be going, and very happy to just sit with her and color or whatever.