Thanks. Thatīs an interesting view on this. Sometimes I canīt specify exactly why Iīm crying, sometimes I cry just because my T is nice to me and cares about me. (But I donīt tell her that, I always have other reasons to cry besides crying because of her).
I think my T has asked me something similar and she says things like "it's the little child in you that now cries" when I cry over something that concerns my childhood for example.
Hopefully my T feels compassion and a deeper connection to me (as a therapist) and not that she thinks I cry too much. She doesnīt seem to but one never knows.
Itīs a nice thing to read what you say that itīs meaningful to cry in the presence of another person. Iīve never done that before, to anyone except when I was a child.
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Originally Posted by Moment
Crying is also a form of communication. You say you're crying and so you can't answer or continue a discussion, but crying is a form of expression and your tears probably say more than your words would. It is meaningful that you are crying in the presence of another person. Something my therapist asks that is useful sometimes is, "What are your tears saying? If you could put words to those tears, what would they say?"
I see no reason to be concerned about crying a lot in therapy. Crying in therapy is totally normal. Even crying *a LOT.* It's an intimate act and a good thing.
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