[SoupDragon]

Had a very strange week, was so spooky walking up to T's this week, it all looked really unfamiliar and weird, like I had someone elses memories in my head - it also felt like I didn't belong here.

Was ready to quit T (again !) - then before I could say anything, T suggested a review - that was it in my mind, he too wanted to quit.

I e-mailed T and of course I was wrong in my assumption - T is so cool when I get into these spins, really good at keeping Soup on planet earth

So now we are going to have the review and start to look at dreams. In many ways it feels safer (that is safer and not safe!) looking at them - I do my best work with T when we look at fantasy and imagination and I wonder whether looking at dreams will also be more successful for me, at least in exploring the therapeutic "relationship". Dreams aren't real are they and I think they may be less threatening for me.

Wonder if others have done dream work with their T?

Soup...glad your T. has a way of keeping you on planet earth....I understand that need.

I usually don't remember dreams in the morning but in times of stress I have lots of dreams I remember but we've never talked about them..Interested to hear others responses... to hear what they can tell you..

[Sannah]

I pay very close attention to my important dreams. I think they are loaded with subconscious info. Sometimes I just have random dreams. I can tell the difference between a loaded one and a random one. I think the loaded ones make me have strong feelings where the random ones are bland. I think that it can be very productive for you.

[roads]

I worked for nearly five yrs with a Jungian therapist doing little but dream work. We accomplished a great deal with little of the usual issues-front approach that can be so difficult at times. I loved it.

Sad personal ending with the T but we made relationship mistakes there. Jung woulda told us if he coulda

[kitten16]

I've done dreamwork with the guy I call my Evil T. He was terrible - except for that. He was simply GREAT at working with me on my dreams!

This is exciting work, and it can be very revealing. It's serious, but you can have fun with it too. Hope you'll post about what happens!

Originally Posted by SoupDragon

Had a very strange week, was so spooky walking up to T's this week, it all looked really unfamiliar and weird, like I had someone elses memories in my head - it also felt like I didn't belong here.

Was ready to quit T (again !) - then before I could say anything, T suggested a review - that was it in my mind, he too wanted to quit.

I e-mailed T and of course I was wrong in my assumption - T is so cool when I get into these spins, really good at keeping Soup on planet earth

So now we are going to have the review and start to look at dreams. In many ways it feels safer (that is safer and not safe!) looking at them - I do my best work with T when we look at fantasy and imagination and I wonder whether looking at dreams will also be more successful for me, at least in exploring the therapeutic "relationship". Dreams aren't real are they and I think they may be less threatening for me.

Wonder if others have done dream work with their T?

I've started sharing some dreams with my T where I've thought it might be relevant. I think it's been a good thing. It wasn't something either of us consciously decided we would work on - I happened to mention one in some journalling I did and showed her (I guess her positive reaction to it made me think she'd be open to that kind of thing), and then when she featured in a dream I spontaneously decided to email her about it... that led to some important discussion... and we went from there. (Of course she might soon tire of this, sometimes I dream a LOT - and of such random things. )

[Chopin99]

I told T a couple of weeks ago about a particular dream I thought was significant. She interpreted it very well in my opinion. It was a very symbolic dream and I think she correctly identified the symbolism.

Welcome back Soup...missed you!

[learning1]

Good that things are getting better w your t. I've only mentioned one dream to my t and I only mentioned one thing that happened in it- very brief. I like thinking about dreams (when they're not too bad) and I had a dream related to what we talked about in my last session. I'm not sure if I'll tell him, but I'll be interested to hear what your dream work is like.

Happy for ya Soup!

[growlycat]

I love dreamwork w/my T!!! It helps us both access stuff when we are both stumped. It feels interesting, imaginative and it FEELS safe. Yes it can say a lot about trauma with my having to say painful and embarrassing words or phrases. I can say "I painted the mural on the inside of the abandoned building" and he will say what I'm really alluding to.

It helps when he mirrors the painful stuff-it sounds better coming from him than me!!

Trick is, try to write stuff down when it is fresh in your mind! Enjoy Dream work!