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Old Jun 12, 2014, 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by HazelGirl View Post
My T is pretty uninterested in dreams, unless they have an obviously traumatic theme. I, on the other hand, have had a lot of vivid nightmares since I was a small child. They have gotten better as I have gotten older, but I still get them fairly often. I would like to talk more about them, but my T seems so uninterested or dismissing of them whenever I bring them up. I don't think she realizes how distressing and overwhelming they are, even when they're obviously not true.
Maybe you can tell her this. Important for her to know. Dreamwork has been very helpful and actually enjoyable in my therapy. The insights have defused a lot of the fear.