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Apr 09, 2012, 11:11 AM
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I normally have a great relationship with my T. The last few sessions I haven't said much of anything. I've wanted to, but I just have been having trouble comming up with topics or just anything. Now I've started to fear that nothing will EVER come out any more. I worry that I will always be silent, and he won't be able to help me get better. I'm scared of going back now. Its making it all much worse. I apologized for my quietness today and he told me not to worry, and I asked him for his help next session, which he said he will.
Has anyone ever went through this during their therapy? any tips or advice? |
 Anonymous33425, Anonymous43209, mortimer, pbutton, sconnie892
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Apr 09, 2012, 11:16 AM
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I think you did great asking him for help on your next appointment. I'm often unsure of what to say and just sit there in silence until my therapist says something. She figured out early on in my therapy that I can tollerate the silence better than she can. But I worry about what would happen if she didn't break the silence and we just sat there for the whole session without saying a word. But after I thought about it that wouldn't be such a bad thing, even if we didn't talk just sitting there would force me to go through things in my head, not such a bad thing.
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Apr 09, 2012, 11:19 AM
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Aww he won't let that happen he'll know what to do, don't worry.
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Apr 09, 2012, 11:30 AM
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oh yes, I did turn silence more than once!! But last time it happenned, after a few session, he asked me if me not opening up any more meant something. I told him I didn't think so so he told me it was maybe time for us to end... But it had a good impact I think: I told myself I would soon be done so if there's stuff I wanted to talk about, I had to talk about it now otherwise I could never get the chance to talk about those things... Let's just say that I have no trouble opening up any more!
But for everybody, and for you too, silence is actually a pretty strong way to communicate... It certainly means something that is worth exploring... I wish you all the best Faith |
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Apr 09, 2012, 11:38 AM
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Yes I told her that whenever I thought of her all I felt inside was silence. She said that that was how it felt when I was a baby and abandoned for hrs. My experience was beyond words and silence was my communicating that experience to her.
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