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Old Apr 22, 2007, 06:23 PM
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In some ways I feel like I “own” my therapy session and everything that happens inside of it—everything said by me and my therapist belongs to me. I often tell her—and she agrees—my therapy includes my sessions with her, my pdoc, my journal, my blog and this support group. We utilize every resource possible to help me grow. We talk a lot about this support group, my blog and my journal. She does not see it as a threat or anything—she thinks it is a great way for me to grow. Sometimes, I come to her with a piece of the puzzle already put together—having worked through part of an issue on my own. Those make great therapy sessions because we build on the work I have already done—she always has new insights and is able to take it “to the next level.”

Yes, I would say there is a bit of sacredness to our relationship, but that does not stop me from sharing our work. The sacredness that I experience is that she is the first person I talk with about some really difficult issues and she helps me work through things I would not attempt to work through with anybody else—even myself. Part of the sacredness is the complete trust and faith I place in her to take care of me—to offer sound advice and interpretations—basically to be a good professional therapist. After working with her on difficult issues, I will share here, on my blog and explore it through my journal.

Maybe, in some ways, the world is my therapeutic playground because I “take myself” everywhere and every thought, action and feeling is fair game for therapy. Since I am working on myself—who I am—how I feel about myself—in some ways my therapy has no beginning or end. My sessions with my T are just a piece of the puzzle. And my T is another person helping me build a new picture of myself. A picture I am willing to share here, on my blog and with most of the world.
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