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Old Jun 06, 2016, 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by ilikecats View Post
So I don't do a lot of talking in therapy. My T asks me questions a lot, but I don't always answer. I bet half of what I say in therapy is "I don't know". The other half of what I say could be "I don't remember", "good", "fine", "okay", etc. I do think a lot though, and when she asks me a question, I usually have an answer. But for some reason I can't say it, so I just say "I don't know". Does anyone else have this problem too? How do I deal with it? I feel like if I'm not going to open up and tell her things, it sorta defeats the point of therapy. I don't know why I can't tell her things even when I have answers. I guess sometimes I feel too ashamed or embarrassed. Once in a while I really don't know. But a lot of the time I just can't make myself say anything. Any advice?

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Can you train yourself to say "I don't know...if I can talk about that" or "I don't know...if I'm comfortable telling you." That way, she will at least know there's more and know where the barrier is.
Thanks for this!
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