I just "feel" so screwed up when I cannot even answer a simple question like "how does it hurt?'. I've always known my emotions were a little off but I never realized the extent of it until I started T. I can sit there and tell my T about my horrible childhood without even tearing up much less crying. It's like I'm psycho or something. Like Kiya says I was disclined for crying so I guess that contributed to it. Other things happened to me later in life that made me not want to feel anything and now I guess it's all off. My T keeps asking me almost every session "how does X make you feel?" ....I just sit there trying to think of an answer because I have no clue. I can't even name the feelings. I have fantasies of being swallowed by the couch when the feelings question comes up.
Is there a feelings course I can take? I told my T that I need a board with feelings and pictures so I can point to the correct one when he asks. I see myself as a monkey pointing with my hairy fingers and laughing monkey style.
Banana anyone?
Peace.
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The patient's job is to repeat in the therapy all the stuff that has been disastrous before. The T's job is to not let it happen, but to point out how it is happening.
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