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Originally Posted by rainbow8
I went the whole week without emailing my T, like she suggested. So what? I still feel upset about my last session, and I'm thinking about her a lot. I don't see what this proves. I can try not to email I guess. I feel sad, cut off from her, though I know that wasn't what she intended. Therapy every 2 weeks and no email feels like no therapy at all. I'll tell her that in person. Idk. Life is stressful right now and this experiment just adds to my discomfort. Not emailing makes me post more here. She said I could email now, as it's the second week but I'm a little angry with her so I would write all about that. There doesn't seem to be a reason to email though. It won't help since she won't write back anyway.
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Do you have anyone in real life to talk to about therapy? I've experienced some of the most growth from taking the pressure of difficult sessions and sharing it with my husband, taking what I thought was too personal, too upsetting, too 'crazy' and sharing it made it all so much easier to bear and more normal-feeling.
Being more vulnerable and authentic, not just in the one hour of therapy, but in the rest of my life, is really powerful and healing.
I have even looked for new friends who can relate to therapy and connecting with new people who it's so easy to be authentic with has also been great, maybe worth a try?