[Emptty]

I'm new here and I'm really enjoying the forum, while reading about different issues with therapists I was thinking about my own and all the great/funny things that he has said - some that he meant and others that were just slips of the tongue but funny.

Anyone got anything good?

[peridot28]

I was just thinking earlier how funny my therapist is. She's a country girl and group up on a farm, so she has all these funny little sayings. I love them.

She says so many great things, but IF I had to pick one thing she's said to me that means a lot it would be, "I'm so proud of you." It gets me every time. I just want to keep applying what she teaches to my life, not only for myself and my healing, but also to hear her say she's proud of me. It's really motivating.

[stopdog]

"i do not touch clients"

[CantExplain]

"You have a good son in you."

After 9yrs with this T there have been many times that something she has said has hit home. I always tell myself "this is the thing that is going to change my life", but with time it gets put in the pile with all her other insight/usefulthings she's said and its the keep going and the building proof of trust that is what matters in the end.

[wintergirl]

"Oh, I think creativity is regenerative."

He said it very casually, but I think about that all the time when I'm presented with something that seems insurmountable.

[lostmyway21]

"no one can hurt our relationship, I promise."

Oh and at the end of every session he says, "I'm not abandoning you, I'm not going anywhere."

[elliemay]

Let's see, there is a lot I think.

"That shame you feel does not belong to you, it was put upon you."
"You are a human being with the god given right to self-determination"
"I'm very proud of you"
"It took me so long to reach you, but it was worth it. I'm amazed and humbled by I found".
"If you want to take a hammer to the ticking clock on the wall, that's perfectly fine"

[healed84]

"You are going to get through this, it will be okay.'
"Call me if you need me."

[bipolarmedstudent]

Probably when she congratulated me when I got into med school. It meant a lot to hear that from another doctor, and especially from her. Especially because I always suspected she thought I shouldn't become a doctor.

[struggling2]

"i look forward to Struggling days"
"we are in this together"

[Asiablue]

Originally Posted by struggling2

"i look forward to Struggling days"
"we are in this together"

That's so cute, it made me smile

Best thing my T ever said? " i'm not giving up on you"

[struggling2]

Originally Posted by Asiablue

That's so cute, it made me smile

Best thing my T ever said? " i'm not giving up on you"

it made me smile too.....on the inside and out

That she loves me and always will be part of my life.

I love of lot of what she says, but some of them — for some reasons the statements of praise — come back more than others when I think on it.

"I've really fallen out of shape in terms of handling my own transference. I wanted to say 'I love you' just then."
"I really like you."
"You have a great mind."
"You're funny. You're attractive."

Actually... You know, I'm really glad you asked this question. Having written these out, I'm shocked at the abundance of open warmth here. It's like I've heard this things but have been unable to receive them, and have retained some faulty impression that my T is mostly aloof. How can I continue to think that when I see all this loving statements in one place?

I'm reading these over as a unit comprising the loving, warm person it's suggesting to me, and juxtaposing that image with the image I usually hold of her. A little embarrassed at how long this misperception has gone on. Definitely something to think about.

[WikidPissah]

"No, I don't think you're repulsive"

"And how does that make you feel?"



Sorry .... I couldn't resist.

[BlessedRhiannon]

"I'm honored that you've chosen to share this with me."
"I will not abandon you"
"I care about you"
"You are making progress every week."
"You are not alone."

And, of course, just the fact that every week, she listens to me, and doesn't judge me, and validates my feelings, and encourages me.

[critterlady]

Two things have really hit me:

"I'm honored to be among the very few you've trusted with this"
And, when I asked him if he was going to stick with me - "Yep, I'm in."

[elliemay]

Originally Posted by critterlady

Two things have really hit me:

"I'm honored to be among the very few you've trusted with this"
And, when I asked him if he was going to stick with me - "Yep, I'm in."

I love that last one. My therapist has said that too.

"Oh [JSG], you do make me smile."

[doogie]

"thank you for trusting me with that"

"I'll be here as long as you need me."

"I care about you very deeply. You are in my heart."

[nannypat]

"It is my privilege to help you work towards your healing."

[likelife]

I am here. I am not going anywhere.

That all the feelings I have, the extreme ups and downs and needing reassurance, are all okay and what I am supposed to be feeling, and he doesn't think badly of me for it.

And when he said I clearly have strong writing skills and tells me that I'm very intelligent I don't know if I believe it but it's nice to hear.