[lostmyway21]

So my T has two offices I see him in. One in my city and one in his. When we go for walks on my cities day we normally go to the park by his office, and when it's his cities day we walk around downtown.*

Last week he changed it up. He decided to do something totally different. Instead of going to the park we went a different way. T is totally unfamiliar with my city, and I don't know his area that well. So immediately, I was like...Um no, we are going to get lost! He replied, that is was fine...we had our iPhones if we needed them.

I don't know why I'm thinking about this, but I am. We did get a little lost, but I was okay, we found our way back, and he never skipped a beat.*

Now I wonder... Was T testing my trust? Was he testing my limits? Did he want to see my reaction to change? Did he simply want to change it up, because I was having a difficult time?

I guess what I did learn from it.. was that safe to get lost with my T, because he will always help me find my way back.

[Mike_J]

You don't always have to know the "why" your therapist does things, sometimes I think they do their best work just on instinct. The important thing is the results..

Glad you found your way back, and that you feel better about your therapit's ability to find your way back no matter how lost you are.......

[Crescent Moon]

Sounds like a good question for next session!

Maybe he wanted to see how you respond to things when you are out of your element?

There's nothing like the unexpected to make our guard come down - and the "real" deal (of who we are) comes to the surface .

I'd ask him!