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Originally Posted by x123
Thanks, all  I don't feel confident enough to confront the therapist about her yawning and face palming. She probably has every right to feel frustrated and bored, because she says I don't follow her suggestions. She wants me to take antidepressants and other random ideas. I try to do some things, but other things seem unrealistic to me.
She is a good therapist, but I think I am a frustrating case due to being old and inflexible in my habits and thinking.
I think I will stop seeing her, because it makes me happy whenever I think about putting an end to it. I don't know if I should try another therapist or not. I saw a therapist several years ago and nothing was accomplished then either. |
The problem is that you are assuming that your interpretation of her yawning is boredom and that your interpretation is correct. Without directly asking her, you are attempting to mind-read which is fraught with potential for misinterpretation and misunderstanding. Take this as an opportunity to try to communicate honestly about something that is bothering you. You don't have to do it confrontationally; you can simply ask something like "Sometimes I see you yawn or do this gesture, and I interpret that as boredom or frustration. I am wondering if how I am seeing things is really what is going on or not."