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Originally Posted by SlumberKitty
Hey LT, it's great that your T is willing to let you share a chart or something with him to help. I did that for a while with my former T with SH. It was helpful for me to "see it" in black and white and not just have a vague sort of general sense about it. For me though it did exacerbate the problem for a while (I'm not suggesting this will happen to you) because I didn't think I was doing enough harm to myself (yeah, wasn't really in a great state of mind) but then after a while that sort of straightened out. I can't remember exactly how long I did this form for her, maybe six months, and then we moved on to other strategies. I have hope and faith in you and I think it's good your T is willing to help you with it and hang in there with it while it takes as long as it takes. That's excellent. Also, as always, good session write up. Also, happy early birthday! Hugs Kit
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Thanks for the wishes, Kit! It’s good to know that you did something similar with your T and it ultimately helped. I’ve tried keeping track of things before, but without sharing them, and I feel sharing it will make me feel more accountable. He said he wouldnt make any judgments on what I show him unless I felt it would be helpful. I said I didn’t think so. So we’ll see how it goes.
I can understand the desire to want to seem you’re doing worse than you are—I kind of freaked out a bit after T told me he thought I was making progress. I think part of me was afraid he’d say I should switch back to once a week. Even though he’s said that’s entirely up to me. And he said that’s part of why he was reluctant to tell me he thought I was making progress, because I might think he’s trying to push me out the door. When he’s not. But I get the fear that you’re not doing badly enough to deserve the care/support. I think for me it’s something from childhood.