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Originally Posted by vonmoxie
Grown-ups the world over know that face-palming and yawning are taken as signs of a person's frustration and boredom, whether or not they are the result of it. I'd be insulted in any one-on-one meeting in which the other person did that and never explained or apologized for it. Even if a person actually is bored, when showing the signs of boredom it's still common courtesy to make some acknowledgement to others one way or the other.
The way you've described how obvious and consistent it is though, x123, I'd almost wonder if it's a bit of a passive-aggressive power trip on your therapist's part. At the very least it's inconsiderate. Perhaps a good approach would be to express concern for their health, i.e. "You know you yawn an awful lot during our sessions. A sensitive person could take it that you're bored. Do you get enough sleep?" You might be helping them out, if in fact they are somehow completely oblivious to the fact that consistent yawning and facepalming without apology can be unkind physical expressions.
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I guess I can think some more. Maybe I will try one more session and tell her at the beginning that I'm not getting anything out of the sessions anymore and don't want to continue. IDK I don't really want to get into criticizing her yawning and face palming. I figure the therapist is just a person, and she probably doesn't know what to try. I feel like she quibbles and tries to tell me things about my situation that aren't accurate. I think she is just frustrated and trying to shake up the status quo in hopes that something good might happen? Maybe I will just cancel the last session and not even go. I really have never made any progress, but at least I could talk to somebody about my situation and get some encouragement. Now it is just quibbling and watching her face palm and yawn when she thinks I'm not looking.
