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Originally Posted by kaleidoscopeheart
All. The. Time.
I told T that I am fine until I get into his office and suddenly I forget what words are and can't seem to articulate what is in my head. It's sooooo frustrating. I have started writing about what I need to talk about, usually as though it is a character in a story, and bringing that along. I also text myself thoughts and feelings throughout the week so that helps some too. I still end up saying "I don't know" A LOT and, sadly, he is no longer accepting that as an answer.... at least until I get frustrated. Then he backs off.
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I do the same thing. And sometimes T is right, I say "I don't know" when really I just don't want to answer. So it's good that she pushes me to answer because that's helpful in the long run. But sometimes, I really do not know!
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Originally Posted by Argonautomobile
I've found this useful, too. I thought I had a good emotional vocabulary until I went to therapy and started saying things like "I feel like a cucumber."
Spending some time looking at a feelings wheel helped.
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Lol, the cucumber thing is so relatable -- yesterday I told my T I felt like a pizza drifting in the ocean. She looked at me like I was crazy but nodded and accepted that as an answer
