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Originally Posted by annielovesbacon
I don't know why, but in my mind (this has NEVER been suggested by my T) there are some things that I can't talk about in therapy. I go to therapy for depression and anxiety, and I feel like I can only talk about those things directly. I avoid talking about my relationships or things that have happened recently, because to me, then it just feels like I'm paying to vent for an hour, and that's not what I want.
But I recognize this is silly, because my depression/anxiety affects all aspects of my life and I should be able to talk about all aspects with my T. But I can't. Does anyone else feel like this?
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Does your therapist give indications of only wanting to talk about depression/anxiety in a very limited way? Because I don't see how it's very effective to resolve those symptoms if they are only talked about in the abstract and not in real life terms (as in, daily events and interactions). It's sort of like going to a doctor for a broken arm from a car accident and only talking about how the arm is doing, and not the associated shoulder pain or nerve damage that affects the rest of the body.
I am surprised to see so many people leave things out. Maybe I am doing it wrong. I can't think of anything I don't talk about. I haven't found any of it to be irrelevant to why I'm there. A couple weeks ago, I got irritated because my therapist asked me an obvious question about what something meant to me and she said (in response to my irritation) that it may seem obvious but every little bit of extra information helps fill in the picture for her.