I had my session this afternoon and this discussion came to mind. There was a moment during our session where I was silent. My t. is so good at reading silences. He can tell when I am just processing something, when I am angry and being obstinate or when the conversation has reached an end. I was thinking how hard this would be online.

Pinksoil mentioned the importance of eye-contact. I was telling my t. about my 1st ever experience this week with a true "flash-back". I was describing how different it was from a memory and my hysterical reaction to it afterwards. When I looked over at him, I could see his eyes were totally "with" me in empathy and concern. Again, I wondered about online therapy.

I can understand how online therapy could be extremely useful in limited circumstances. But, I have to believe that it is a very different kind of therapy with many limitations We really are pioneers in this online age.

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