So I feel like an outlier here and it’s weird because I’m ALL ABOUT THE BOUNDARIES but I would totally go for it. There is something very special about being in the water and I imagine you might be able to access different places within yourself. If you’re interested there’s some evidence that swimming is special with respect to neurogenesis which can impact both emotion and cognition.

I also feel that most therapists are lacking in creativity in their approach to their work. I often wished my former T was willing to try something different. I have a friend who had a psychologist as child who took him outside and spent a few sessions teaching him to ride a bike. He remembers this as very special, learning to trust his body, finally do something his peers had been doing for years, have someone show faith in his abilities etc. Not that your T would be teaching you to swim of course, but that she’d be meeting you on your own turf, in your comfort zone, a place you go to regulate and perhaps there’s value in that.

Or not.

Trust yourself.

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