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Old Oct 27, 2011, 07:23 AM
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goodluck today you made it .you do have T today i hope.just wanted to say good job and big hugs
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Old Oct 27, 2011, 07:28 AM
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me too!!!
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Old Oct 27, 2011, 10:56 AM
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granite: You made me cry--to see a thread with my name on it. Happy tears, I mean--that a real person cares, not a T. thank you more than I can say in words!!!!

I got home last night and my appointment is at 4 p.m. today. I'm still coughing and congested but not too bad so I'll go. I slept 7 hours straight in my own bed--nothing like home though I miss the kids already.

I fantasized a mural of angry red crayon all around the room. I feel the anger inside of me and hope I can do something with it in the session. I could spend the time "catching my T up" on all that's gone on, which is plenty, but I don't think that will be productive. As usual, I have to play it by ear and see how I feel when I get there. Apparently it's not my T's own office, or else she shares it, so that will be strange.

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Old Oct 27, 2011, 11:58 AM
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I fantasized a mural of angry red crayon all around the room. I feel the anger inside of me and hope I can do something with it in the session.
I think our fantasies tell us a lot about what we need to heal. I finally played out one of my fantasies yesterday (telling T a story I thought I could never tell), and it was kind of amazing.

What piece of the fantasy COULD you act on? Can you bring big sheets of paper to scribble your red anger on?
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Old Oct 27, 2011, 12:04 PM
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tree, what you do in therapy is amazing and I am always in awe of you and your T!

My T always has art supplies available and I once did scribble in red all over her big sheets of paper. That's why I'm thinking of doing it again and I emailed that to her. We'll see what happens when I get there. Thanks for posting to me here.
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Old Oct 27, 2011, 12:04 PM
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Is it possible your anger will dissipate on seeing your T? That little bit of rage that peeked out for me was completely forgotten once entering her soothing calming office.
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Old Oct 27, 2011, 12:09 PM
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Maybe, skysblue, but I don't want it to because I know it's important. I'm angry about the reality of therapy. I've been angry about it for 15 years. In order to heal, I think I need to express this anger and NOT let my T's smiling face and kind demeanor distract me from my internal pain. Does that make sense?
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Old Oct 27, 2011, 01:25 PM
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I really like how you are approaching this Rainbow! You are going to work through it!
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Maybe, skysblue, but I don't want it to because I know it's important. I'm angry about the reality of therapy. I've been angry about it for 15 years. In order to heal, I think I need to express this anger and NOT let my T's smiling face and kind demeanor distract me from my internal pain. Does that make sense?
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