[Silent_tsol]

Just curious. I usually stop at a random store to wander around for ten minutes so I can get back to earth (or at least into the right galaxy). Then I usually come on computer to try and find a distraction then fall asleep from therapy - exhaustion.

Anyone else have a bit of a routine?

[Focus62]

I commonly find myself reading...then a bit later I will go and write about how T went, what was said, and what I should think about.

[PurpleFlyingMonkeys]

I had my first t appointment with this guy yesterday. I've been in and out of t's regularly for over 10 years but... If I had a license I would be wandering around until I came back to "reality". It leaves me with a distant kind of loopy feeling when I get out of the office and it takes a few hours for my head to get out of the clouds so to speak. I just sit and smoke a few cigarettes waiting for my ride now and force conversation when they get there. It stinks not having a license

Right after, I sit in the parking lot listening to a particular few songs and write in a journal. I always start w/ the phrase "I feel..." This way between our sessions if I have trouble feeling connected I can go back to what I wrote and remember the feeling "cared for, loved, supported, etc." and why. My T sessions tend to be empowering and she tries to ensure that in general I leave feeling ready to go back into the world.

[lostmyway21]

I ride the train/ferry home. Takes about a hour or more, and gives me time to decompress. I listen to music, think about the session, and email T anything I need to talk about or ask about the session.

[WikidPissah]

I drive home and climb in bed, pulling the blankets over my head no matter how warm it is. I like to hide for a while and let my mind go blank.

I drive home, singing to the radio usually... If I feel spaced out I stop someplace not too far and sit for five or ten minutes... The drive home takes around 45 mins or so depending on traffic, but often I'll go to the supermarket en route for some kind of fix - often sugary comfort food but today apples and other healthy stuff when I get home I usually log on and send a message to a friend.. then I'll go out and feed the ponies. Sometimes if I'm processing stuff I write out my thoughts and send T an email at some point.

[sittingatwatersedge]

I go straight home, saying "thank You" all the way, fix dinner, and act "normal" for the rest of the evening.

I sit in my car in the parking lot for a few minutes and let myself indulge in whatever I'm feeling. Then I drive home and most of the time when I get about halfway home I get some realization or other that I wish would of come while I was still with t. ain't that always the way? The time I got so pissed off at her for something she'd said, it didn't even hit me til I was driving home and I was railing "at" her all the rest of the way home that day. LOL Usually though driving home is auto-pilot and I'm deep in thought still from the session. That night, I always write about it.

[CantExplain]

There was a time when I could say, "After therapy, I make love to my wife."

[rainbow_rose]

think. a lot.

[jenluv]

If I haven't run before therapy I will go running or hiking. I also have a long drive home so I zone out and listen to music and/or process all that went on.

I try not to eat after t because I get nauseated easily, even though it's lunch time.

Today I was trying to eat some Smarties out of a pack from my foot doctor (long story) and I got angry at my eating them and scattered them across the street.

go to bed. we're always talking way late.

[elliemay]

I'm usually very tired, a little sad AND happy. I sit on the couch a bit. Relax. I try to enjoy those moments.

[Screenager]

I usually take the subway to the central station, get a bite to eat, then ride the subway back home. All the while thinking about the session and what might happen until next time.

[sconnie892]

For me it depends on the session. If I don't feel safe driving home because I am spaced out, I will go to a nearby random store or our rinky-dink mall and wander around until I feel better. Other times I can't get home fast enough to just be completely by myself. Those days I usually do a lot of writing about the session. Then there are the days I have to go back to work - those are not good days.

[pbutton]

I am the last patient of the day. I always feel like I have to flee the parking lot because I'd be embarrassed if he came outside and saw me sitting in the car. Now that I think about it, I am not sure why I'd think he'd A) notice or B) care. And why would I be embarrassed? He knows I have trouble driving with anxiety. Interesting...

[critterlady]

I sit in the car for a minute or two, collecting myself. Then I either drive home or to my office and spend about half an hour journaling the session.

[Nightlight]

I go out to my horse. Quicker to get to from T's office than home, so it makes sense, and it gives me time in the country, in the quiet. Much nicer in summer though!

[mommyof2girls]

I often do a lot of thinking about the session.....then go to sleep .....

[Ria_13]

I go out to my horse, too. He calms me.

[rainbow8]

It depends on how I feel after the session and whether or not I have errands to do afterwards. If I feel sad I sit in my car and cry for a while. When the weather is warm I go to the lake for comfort if I need to. When I feel better I go home.

Often I come home immediately after my session and either post here or email my T. If I need a distraction I get busy with something right away. I think about my therapy and T the most right after my session so I'm in "therapy mode" that night. If I have an event planned, I turn off that mode until after the event.

I'm usually his last session for the day. I head home to make supper, do laundry, help kids with homework. "Me" time rarely happens around here. That's what happens when you have three kids. No rest for the weary, as they say.

[CantExplain]

Originally Posted by artemis-within

Most of the time when I get about halfway home I get some realization or other that I wish would of come while I was still with T. ain't that always the way?

I find that it doesn't bother me so much any more. There's always next time. And these days I am more likely to come up with it while I am still there.

[PurpleFlyingMonkeys]

Thanks for this thread by the way. Music has always been a good source for me for coming back to life when I feel so blank and spacey. It helps me snap back into reality so this thread (from the user responses) has basically given me the idea to bring my mp3 player. Since it's inevitible that I have to sit after the appointments to wait for my ride, a mp3 player will likely help that wait and help me clear my head. Thanks for the idea everyone