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Originally Posted by ruh roh
It's not weird to me. I take in all sorts of things to share, pretty much anything that's not glued down and that fits in my backpack. The rest, I take pictures of and show those. My therapist welcomes it all. It's a nice feeling. It wasn't like this with other therapists, or even early on with the one I see now. Something happened about 18 months in. I have been seeing her two years now. It's helping me to figure things out, sort of like a 3D image of my brain.
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Thanks for your comments. I share more with my current T than any others, also. Not sure why.
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Originally Posted by MBM17
ruh roh, that made me laugh - "anything that's not glued down"
It sounds like you both feel really valued and cared for. You feel safe to share what's important to you.
rainbow8, how long have you been meeting with her?
That's interesting - I've never heard of a therapist asking about how far to sit from the client. I wish my therapist sat a little closer.
How did the email subject come up?
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I've been seeing my T for 6 years. She does SE, somatic experiencing, so she's interested in body reactions, and how I feel in the here and now. It's not how I emotionally feel about the distance, but physically. I haven't been able to answer those kinds of questions very well, but she keeps asking me anyway!
The email subject came up because there have been changes in the rules. She used to answer every email but at some point I got frustrated with some of her replies. We tried changing it so I email but she doesn't reply, or I don't email at all. I thought she didn't want me to process my sessions via email, which is what I had been doing. She wants me to be able to settle myself and wait until my next session to discus with her. I did that for awhile, but often I want to touch base with her in between sessions. She says she never told me I couldn't email so if I do it, it's all right and she will answer. She told me on Tuesday that it wouldn't work if she forbids emails. It has to be my decision.
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Originally Posted by artemis-within
I wish my t would sit closer. I don't know why i haven't brought it up to her.
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My T is the one who brought it up. I never would have the nerve to ask a T!
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Originally Posted by 1stepatatime
Hi Rainbow
No.. its not weird at all to want to share things with your therapist. I am always showing my therapist pictures of my grandson, my kids.. as a matter of fact I'm bringing ng my grandson with me to therapy next week.. I'm so excited about it : ) My therapist is very open to anything that I want to share with her , and it sounds like yours is too!
It sounds like you have a great therapist!! : )
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Thanks! I think I do have a great T. That's so nice you're bringing your grandson to therapy! You have a great T too.
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Originally Posted by growlycat
I showed Kashi some of my design work I really enjoy having him learn more about me.
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I bring my artwork too.
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Originally Posted by artemis-within
I do the show and tell thing too.... in a way it's kinda like, letting the items talk for me.....?
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I talk to T about whatever I'm bringing.