I hope everyone is having a good day today!

Some therapy moments are so warm that it fills my heart. They don't have to be earth-shattering or huge.

I like warm. I like quiet. It's comfortable and comforting to me.

The times I feel 'held', cared for, just by her demeanor of warmth and acceptance, the lilt in her voice, the concern in her eyes... are so meaningful to me and sometimes I just sit there and enjoy it for a minute. I haven't got to the point where I can say what I'm experiencing at that moment but working on it.

Warm can be sharing a laugh too.

And getting needs met when risking verbalizing them.

I asked at the end of the session, one of my 'please reassure me' questions... "Am I doing ok in here?" and added "If I wasn't doing ok or if you felt I was not capable of depth work, would you tell me?".

She said I was doing fine like last week she said 'You are just where you need to be right now'. And that yes she would tell me.

I said good because I wouldn't want to be wasting her time and she said immediately, "or yours".

I said, "I want a grade!" and laughed! She did too, then gently said with such kindness in her eyes and in her wonderfully soothing and warm tone, "There are no grades in therapy.".

I knew that. But I wanted her to say it anyway. I didn't expect it to feel so good though. It had a feeling of intimacy about it that I just really really love.

SecretGarden, I think you were right.. I am floating. Floating right over the depression and despair I usually have at this time.

I like it.

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