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Originally Posted by vienna
I had a 90 minute session with my T today. Not because it was scheduled, but because he happened to have a cancellation the hour after mine. He told me about it five minutes before the end of my session, and gave me the option to stay for another hour if I wanted. I told him I could stay for part of it, and it was probably the most valuable session I have had with him since I started with him in August.
I wonder if 90 minutes sessions are what I need. I think I'll give it some time to figure out.
vienna.
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I often wonder if having double sessions would help me open up more. It takes me half the session and sometimes a full session just to get comfortable there. On the other hand, most of the time I run out of gas even before the 45 mins are over and ask T is it time yet. Not sure how I would fare in a 90 mins session. Hmmm. Plus my T is very by the book, he follows a psychoanalytic orientation. Even if he had the hour after me open, I'm not sure he would offer me to stay. Vienna, good for you
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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.
