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Originally Posted by toomanycats
I am all of these things, and therapy didn't help me until I made intentional decisions to truly let my therapist see what was going on and to be very honest about my thoughts and feelings - even when they are embarrassing or go against my urge to self-protect with concealing. It's really hard, and it's a decision I have to make over and over and over.
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I've been doing that with my current T and now my IOP for the first time. It's really really hard. I got through many years of therapy with different therapists hiding that stuff. I wish my T knew the exact right questions to ask so that I didn't have to be the one to put it out there, but he's not a mind reader and won't know what the problem is unless I tell him. Then he can ask questions.
I'm glad it sounds like therapy started to help you after you began doing that.