Crying in therapy?

Maybe you can download a patch.

Whoever installed my software is getting a very strongly worded letter. Most of my files are encrypted, and it's very inconvenient.

I wanted my T to do that but she wouldn't. I'm still a bit annoyed about that.

Lol!

This is exactly how I feel!

Do you/have you cry/cried at therapy sessions? Do you regularly?
yes and yes

How does your t react? Does she comfort you? Or just keep going? If they comfort you, does it really make you feel better?
depends why im crying. sometimes we just talk through it and sometimes he seems pained and concerned. I guess it depends on how intense it is. I don't think I ever get comforted in the way a friend would. You get validated, you talk about your fears. Its therapy.

Has your t EVER touched/hugged you? nope. Dont think he would.

I'm in Sweden. And maybe this varies a lot between different Ts and clients (I've never spoken to a Swedish person who has been in therapy) but I'm on my third T and I can't envision any of the Ts I've seen hugging a client. But this is obviously my skewed perception of things

Do you/have you cry/cried at therapy sessions? Do you regularly?

No, I have never cried in therapy. I teared up a couple times.

How does your t react? Does she comfort you? Or just keep going? If they comfort you, does it really make you feel better?

Oh, my T wants me to cry...not in a mean way. She wants me to be able to be emotional in that space and feel comfortable...to get things out. That is my take on it anyway. When I have gotten slightly emotional, she acts very gently (i.e. speaks in a soft, sweet, understanding voice).

Has your t EVER touched/hugged you?
This is so funny, but I never really even thought of hugging being taboo. I never hugged my therapist or anything until one time when I hadn't seen her and had been through a particularly terrible time. She was on vacation, and I came into the office to see another counselor while she was on vacation. She was swamped when she came back, so I saw the other counselor one more time. When I saw her, I was so happy to see her and she was happy to see me as well (passing in the hall at the center). So, I just hugged her and said, "Hi, T!" She hugged me back just like any normal hug. I really never thought about it until I read tons of the threads on here. Now, I'm kinda scared to hug her just because of everything on here, lol! Because of my experience, if I hugged her, then I am sure that she would hug me back. I don't think that she would initiate it, though. AFter I shared something extremely difficult, she did pray with me and for me in many specific ways. That to me was more personal and comforting than a hug (I see a Christian Counselor).

I cry sometimes almost through a whole session every time. The therapist does not attempt to touch me because he knows I have issues.

Do you/have you cry/cried at therapy sessions? Yes once or twice in 6 years
Do you regularly? No, absolutely not

How does your t react? Does she comfort you? Or just keep going? If they comfort you, does it really make you feel better? I think there was no response, which was good.

Has your t EVER touched/hugged you? Holy crap no, not if they wanted to keep all of their teeth. I have a strict no-touch boundary.

I know this thread is pretty old but something happened today which made me search for this thread.

Today I cried and felt so stupid, This is a new T (7th Session) I am finding therapy so hard at the moment (I know it's not meant to be easy) It takes me to places that I don't really want to go but then again I know in my heart they need to be dealt with to start healing, So exhausting though especially today.

i have cried once in t, he did comfort me from far away, he kept saying over and over i was safe. and no, he did not touch me, i would not have liked that at all.
he never has touched me and i prefer it that way.

my car has seen buckets of tears though!

he "once" came and sat next to me on the couch, i yelled at him and jumped up ready to bolt, and he apologized and never did it again. he did get kinda mad though "i was just trying to be close".....

sorry for rambling, xanax hasn't kicked in yet.

i accually cried a little in T for the first time tuesday .she asked me if i was sad that she had given my spot away .i shook my head no and she asked then why am i crying? i simply said i wasn't . and stoped

In 2 years of therapy.... I actually teared up in therapy last night. I won't say "cried" because I don't actually let tears leave my eyes before wiping eyes... and actually it was only my left eye so maybe something was in my eye... but it was most emotion felt in a session ever.