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Originally Posted by TheOriginalMe
Do you ever write down stuff to tell your T? Even if you just write down how frustrated you are now and save it for your next session. When I don't know why I feel something and get asked the inevitable "well what do you think has caused this?" I just say "If I knew the answer, I wouldn't be here and you wouldn't have a job!" That way I vent my frustration but they know I'm trying my best.
Your sleep will be affecting your mood, lack of sleep is horrible, it will make you irritable and put your brain into a fog. So you could tell your T that.
If you can get a little exercise today, set a clear goal in your mind for the time you want to finish online and texting, watching tv, etc and find something trashy to read. That usually helps settle me for sleep.
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I used to be on a different forum to this and would take stuff I had written there for him to read. That was back when I first started therapy though and it seems silly if I do it again now. I do on occasion but it's rare now. Maybe I should take something with me next time as a back up plan just in case I find I can't talk again!
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Originally Posted by arachnophobia.kid
Perhaps you'd be more comfortable with a different T?
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I am comfortable with my T, I've been seeing him for about a year and a half now and we get on fine. It was just an off day on my part. I was just too tired to care.
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Originally Posted by The Skeezyks
Hi Secretwhisper: I'm so sorry you're still feeling so down... wish there was something I could say. Just know that you are in my thoughts. 
What I experience, with regard to this is: I don't have difficulty talking. But I seem to be unable to be honest. Going into my appointments with my  , I'll have every intention of being forthright with regard to how I'm doing. But once I get in there, I slap the old smile on my face  & proceed to make everything sound at least satisfactory if not downright sunny  I just don't seem to be able to do anything else. It can be maddening!  |
Honesty is a problem I have too. If they ask me a direct question where I can just say a simple yes or no I'll be honest and they will know exactly where I'm at. Ask me to elaborate and I will be very vague and not give anything away at all as to how bad things really are.
