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Originally Posted by LonesomeTonight
It sounds like you're making progress, actually. And it's only been 6 months, which probably seems like a long time, but it can often take at least that amount of time to form enough trust and connection with your T to really open up.
It also seems like it gets worse/more painful before it gets better. And there have been a few periods like that for me within my therapy (and marriage counseling) over the past few years. Where it's like I'm dealing with all this painful stuff, and I'm like, "Why am I putting myself through this?" And then, bam, there's a breakthrough and progress. Like where I better understand something about myself and how to deal with it.
I definitely know what you mean about often feeling you need therapy after your session. Does your T allow out-of-session, like e-mails or texts? I've found that can help, to get the thoughts out (even if your T doesn't really respond). Or to type or write it up after the session, even if you don't show your T. Or to post on here.
Hang in there...and tell your T about these feelings.
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Yeah, progress I'm not too sure about, I seem to be endlessly stuck in this zone. I saw the last T for 12 months, and that was a total flop lol, so here's hoping this one actually works out.. Which I think it will, I believe that this one has the chance at getting through to me a bit at least, but I prove to be rather treatment resistant which is not ideal. I hope that I can reach a break through period as you have.
The T is ok with out of session contact, but I am not. I try to be, and I do use it. But it'll often take me a couple of days to write and send anything. Then the waiting period comes back stronger and I go a little deeper into that helpless alone kind of feeling.. So it's a bit iffy.. But i've started using this forum a bit more to spit some stuff up, so thats a positive I guess!
