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#1
May 29, 2010, 08:38 PM
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i may not talk much in Therapy but i keep a journal about every thought that goes through my head when i am thare.i write what i was thinking, what i wish i was able to say.and a bunch of other stuff that goes on in my head memories and things like that.one session i decided to share with my T that i do this and she said she was glad i wasnt just sitting thare making a shopping list when im not talking. then asked if i would ever consiter bringing it in to therapy
 UMMM NO.when she asked why i said because i would stop writing in it.and thats true dont really know why but i would. wonder why im so terrified to let her know whats in my head .anyway i was just wondering...do you keep a therapy journal? do you share it with your T ? why or why not? what has your experiance been if you did? |
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May 29, 2010, 08:42 PM
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i've started taking some time to write right after my sessions. usually I just write down stuff T said to me that I want to remember. My memory is horrible, especially when I am anxious which I always am in therapy. So I couldn't do what you do, granite, because I wouldn't be able to remember what I was thinking. I probably only remember about 10% of what T says as it is
and no, I don't share it with her. I have brought my journal to T w/me before so I can look back at my week and remember what was going on or what I was thinking on any given day, but I have never let T read it. She hasn't asked, but I think I would have to say no if she did. I have a really hard time sharing my innermost thoughts and feelings w/T, too. 
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May 29, 2010, 08:48 PM
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ill usually just write in it to help me calm down after therapy i get really freaked out so it is a great way or me to get grounded and make a little sence of things because sometimes one word from my T can send me into an unbelievable panic and i just dissapear in my head and it helps with kind of bringing me back around.i know strange but i think if i started showing her what a write i may stop because it wouldnt work anymore.i wonder if she even knows how bad it can get for me how bad i just dissapear.
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May 29, 2010, 08:49 PM
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No. honestly, i can barely remember what goes on in therapy. i only remember bits and pieces.
its a real good idea though. i just forget alot of stuff. here would be mine: SW went to therapy. SW sat down. SW found herself at the coffee shop drinking coffee. What happened to therapy? i need a video-diary. 
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May 29, 2010, 08:55 PM
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granite, do you write in it during your sessions? I have a vision suddenly of me making notes about what T says, just like how she makes notes of what I say, and it made me LOL. What a switch that would be!
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May 29, 2010, 08:59 PM
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granite, I keep a journal for many things, and often write in it about therapy. It helps me "figure things out." No, I don't share it with my T. I have never shared any diaries or journals with anyone in my life. I consider what I write in a journal to be private. If my T asked me if he could read my journal, I would say no, but invite him to ask me anything he was curious about. I sometimes wish my T would ask me more questions (would take the weight off me!), so if he wanted to read my journal, I would interpret that to mean he had questions for me. He's a big boy, so he can just plain ask me his questions!
granite, I think it is great that your T wants to know more about you. Maybe you can invite her to ask you what she wants to know instead of showing her your journal. But if you do invite her, you have to be prepared to answer.... 
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May 29, 2010, 09:03 PM
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May 29, 2010, 09:07 PM
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kind of a less intrusive way of looking at it THANKS.i dont think i would be prepaired to answer yet but thanks for the new way of looking at it
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#9
May 29, 2010, 09:26 PM
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granite, I definitely understand the feeling of not being able to talk in therapy. Especially during the first couple of sessions where we were doing trauma work, I just could NOT speak. I had plenty of things I wanted to say and they were right there in my throat but I couldn't get them out of my mouth.
Just wanted you to know that I understand that feeling, to some extent.
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May 30, 2010, 06:57 AM
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When T was away for multiple weeks I use to use the "blue books" one gets to do exams in in college; little lined paper books about 10 pages long; and I'd write one a day and mail a week's-worth to her office. It helped me feel more connected to T. We didn't have email so I'd often write her stuff. She wouldn't let me bring books and things for her to read though, wanted me to talk to her and tell her how I was feeling "now".
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May 30, 2010, 12:45 PM
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glad to see im not alone in this.thanks for everyones responce
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