[sweepy62]

hi am i the only one dont think so but wanted some feedback who has convos with their t in their head alot, and has told their t about it

my t knows i told her that i miss her sometimes in between sessions truth is i miss her alot i need to talk but i dont want to tell her she might think im dependant
i dont even know if thats part of the so called one side therapeutic relationship

[stopdog]

I swear at mine a lot in my head. I swear a lot at the appointment too, but not at her in person.

[sweepy62]

thats funny so do i

[pachyderm]

I used to run a movie in my head with a T or a with number of other people -- I would rerun the movie over with different scripts until I thought I understood more what was happening. It was a valuable technique for me.

[Chopin99]

I don't have conversations with her per se, but I think about things she has said and conversations we have had a lot.

[Towanda]

I have conversations with my T in my head all the time. Usually because when I'm with him my thoughts get tangled up, and I like to rehearse the important stuff ahead of time so I don't sound like a moron, or get emotional

[likelife]

I have monologues with my T in my head. I wish I could craft her response, but I'm never able to quite hear her voice in my head.

[Ds_Mommy]

Oh, I totally have conversations with my T in my head..and then when we have them in real life, they usually sound about the same :-) I always know what she will say, I just need to hear it from someone else!

[Wren_]

i have conversations like that with my t in my head ... the other thing i do is dream about his responses sometimes; and ... actually they are often better dreamed responses than the real ones because they give more feedback. just wish i'd remember what was said then because at the time in the dream it seems more helpful i also have lots of times like chopin described

[pbutton]

I do it all the time. T is well aware. A couple sessions ago I said "At least I'm going to get a whole hour now where I don't talk to you in my head."

My T actually warned me to expect it.

[vanessaG]

Well it's good to know I'm not the only one because 'we' have conversations all the time in my head!

[SoupDragon]

In my head? All the time. But when I am alone, even have them out loud.

Originally Posted by SoupDragon

In my head? All the time, but When I am alone, even have them out loud.

Me too. When I'm on the hypomanic side, I talk to myself A LOT. That whole pressured speech thing I guess. And yes, sometimes those conversations are with my T (and sometimes with other people -- he isn't the only one).

Now that meds have leveled off that end of my mood swings though, I rarely talk to myself anymore (or aloud to people who really aren't there). That's basically a good thing though.

[Perna]

I use to explain things, have whole sessions but then it would get weird because I'd get to therapy the next session and not be quite clear what I had told her and what I had not

Originally Posted by Perna

I use to explain things, have whole sessions but then it would get weird because I'd get to therapy the next session and not be quite clear what I had told her and what I had not

Yes!! THIS! I keep going, "but I told you about this, didn't I?" "Didn't I already tell you this? I could swear I did." He just kind of smiles and says, "tell me again."

[SoupDragon]

Originally Posted by Perna

I use to explain things, have whole sessions but then it would get weird because I'd get to therapy the next session and not be quite clear what I had told her and what I had not

yep, this happens to me too

[wintergirl]

My T doesn't do emails, but I write to him anyway (I send it to my junk email account). It helps me process my feelings and manage my temper in a more constructive way, but I do find it WAY more helpful to talk with him in real life.

I often replay our conversations in my head and really hold on to the moments he made me feel safe and understood.

[Mike_J]

I have them almost daily, (OK more like several times a day)
I have told my therapist about them and she thinks they are a healthy thing for me to be doing.