Do you daydream about having therapy with T?

Sep 19, 2013 at 11:54 PM

Sometimes i daydream that I am in therapy and i am telling T about what's on my mind.

CantExplain · Sep 20, 2013 at 12:02 AM

No, I don't daydream about that.

FeelTheBurn · Sep 20, 2013 at 12:15 AM

I don't exactly daydream, but I do have long conversations with her in my head. Helps me to "hear" my thinking and see myself through her nonjudgmental eyes. Sharpens my wise mind. And makes pretty much everyone around me think I'm nutty.

tooski · Sep 20, 2013 at 12:50 AM

All the time.

Gavinandnikki · Sep 20, 2013 at 01:27 AM

No but I do daydream about making love with her.

ECHOES · Sep 20, 2013 at 02:06 AM

Yes, and I've told her many times, because what I can talk about, or the free manner in which I can talk, in fantasy is not the way it feels in therapy. Also, telling her about it has led to being able to bring up things I might not have otherwise.

And when I tell her and she validates my feelings of wanting to be with someone who can be helpful right then, or my feelings of not wanting to be alone with the things I struggle with, or just the desire to have someone to share everyday things with, that validation helps me to understand myself better, to have a clearer understanding of my desires. And when I understand what I want, it is easier to see ways to get that, or to even see ways that I do have it already, even if I want more.

Sep 20, 2013 at 04:45 AM

I guess I do daydream about it sometimes. It's like I have 'practice' times in my head about telling him really hard stuff. Kind of picturing the worst case scenario regarding telling him and then trying to assess if that is really reasonable based on my past experience with him, or just what I fear he will say or do.

tinyrabbit · Sep 20, 2013 at 04:53 AM

I have lots of imaginary conversations with my T.

Sep 20, 2013 at 06:20 AM

Yes, very often. Both in terms of having imaginary conversations with T, and just picturing being in his office. But mostly I daydream about the talking.

ECHOES, it's interesting to me that you told your T about this, and it's wonderful that you get such helpful responses. I wonder if I could do that.

Sep 20, 2013 at 07:12 AM

Yep, I do this a lot.

tinyrabbit · Sep 20, 2013 at 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Mastodon

Yes, very often. Both in terms of having imaginary conversations with T, and just picturing being in his office. But mostly I daydream about the talking.

ECHOES, it's interesting to me that you told your T about this, and it's wonderful that you get such helpful responses. I wonder if I could do that.

I've told my T about how I imagine him having conversations with his imaginary supervisor (who is basically Gina from In Treatment). He's usually quite interested to hear what they had to say to each other in my head!

RTerroni · Sep 20, 2013 at 09:19 AM

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No but I do daydream about making love with her.

ZING!!!

I used to sometimes daydream about having a Threesome with my Individual Therapist and Group Therapist (in particular after I was leaving Group Therapy).

refika · Sep 20, 2013 at 11:17 AM

I think about T all the time and I'm constantly having conversations in my head with T. Sometimes I think about T hugging and holding me, other times I think about getting intimate with T, but most of the time I do daydream about sessions.

WikidPissah · Sep 20, 2013 at 11:24 AM

yes. And I am not even currently in T. lol. I think it's human nature to desire someone to talk to that understands. When I do it a lot, I get online and start looking for a t, but then I realize the one in my head is much easier to predict.

Sep 20, 2013 at 12:04 PM

Yes, "we" have conversations all the time! Sometimes I mention it in real life and the way my therapist responds in my head is quite different from how she responds in reality.

Always a learning experience to be had...

Sep 20, 2013 at 02:34 PM

Often. I'm one of those people who tends to think through important conversations with anyone I see one coming with. I would guess that is pretty common.

CantExplain · Sep 20, 2013 at 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by tinyrabbit

I have lots of imaginary conversations with my T.

I had imaginary arguments with Madame T.

RTerroni · Sep 20, 2013 at 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by CantExplain

I had imaginary arguments with Madame T.

Same here

IndestructibleGirl · Sep 20, 2013 at 08:15 PM

No, I don't do that. I actually find it really interesting that you do. Do you use those topics in the daydream as a starting point in your next session?

rainbow8 · Sep 22, 2013 at 10:08 PM

I daydream about my sessions too. Usually I plan the way I wish they would be but they don't turn out that way. In my head, my sessions are more emotional, and I cry. I can picture myself crying in therapy but it never happens. Sometimes I've told my T how I imagine the session to be, but I don't use the topics as a starting point in my session. For me, it's the emotions I daydream about more than any particular topic.

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Anonymous33211 Guest Posts: n/a	Sep 19, 2013 at 11:54 PM #1 Sometimes i daydream that I am in therapy and i am telling T about what's on my mind.
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CantExplain Big Poppa Member Since Oct 2011 Location: New Zealand Posts: 19,616 (SuperPoster!) 12 19.7k hugs given	Sep 20, 2013 at 12:02 AM #2 No, I don't daydream about that. __________________ Mr Ambassador, alias Ancient Plax, alias Captain Therapy, alias Big Poppa, alias Secret Spy, etc. Add that to your tattoo, Baby!
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FeelTheBurn Member Member Since May 2013 Location: northern california Posts: 309 11 503 hugs given	Sep 20, 2013 at 12:15 AM #3 I don't exactly daydream, but I do have long conversations with her in my head. Helps me to "hear" my thinking and see myself through her nonjudgmental eyes. Sharpens my wise mind. And makes pretty much everyone around me think I'm nutty.
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tooski Veteran Member Member Since Mar 2012 Location: Western U.S. Posts: 625 12 127 hugs given	Sep 20, 2013 at 12:50 AM #4 All the time. __________________ Resistances crack & true heart's desires break forth. The eruption of a new calling frightens & astounds, shaking the Self to its core.
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Gavinandnikki Grand Member Member Since Apr 2013 Location: Texas Posts: 872 11 1,014 hugs given	Sep 20, 2013 at 01:27 AM #5 No but I do daydream about making love with her.
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Anonymous37917 Guest Posts: n/a	Sep 20, 2013 at 04:45 AM #7 I guess I do daydream about it sometimes. It's like I have 'practice' times in my head about telling him really hard stuff. Kind of picturing the worst case scenario regarding telling him and then trying to assess if that is really reasonable based on my past experience with him, or just what I fear he will say or do.
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tinyrabbit Grand Wise Rabbit Member Since Feb 2013 Location: England Posts: 4,084 11 3,059 hugs given	Sep 20, 2013 at 04:53 AM #8 I have lots of imaginary conversations with my T.
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Anonymous200320 Guest Posts: n/a	Sep 20, 2013 at 06:20 AM #9 Yes, very often. Both in terms of having imaginary conversations with T, and just picturing being in his office. But mostly I daydream about the talking. ECHOES, it's interesting to me that you told your T about this, and it's wonderful that you get such helpful responses. I wonder if I could do that.
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Anonymous37872 Guest Posts: n/a	Sep 20, 2013 at 07:12 AM #10 Yep, I do this a lot.
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refika Member Member Since Jan 2013 Location: USA Posts: 251 11 54 hugs given	Sep 20, 2013 at 11:17 AM #13 I think about T all the time and I'm constantly having conversations in my head with T. Sometimes I think about T hugging and holding me, other times I think about getting intimate with T, but most of the time I do daydream about sessions.
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WikidPissah Euphie Queen Member Since Jul 2010 Location: New England Posts: 10,718 (SuperPoster!) 14 4,940 hugs given	Sep 20, 2013 at 11:24 AM #14 yes. And I am not even currently in T. lol. I think it's human nature to desire someone to talk to that understands. When I do it a lot, I get online and start looking for a t, but then I realize the one in my head is much easier to predict. __________________ never mind...
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Anonymous333334 Guest Posts: n/a	Sep 20, 2013 at 12:04 PM #15 Yes, "we" have conversations all the time! Sometimes I mention it in real life and the way my therapist responds in my head is quite different from how she responds in reality. Always a learning experience to be had...
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Anonymous100110 Guest Posts: n/a	Sep 20, 2013 at 02:34 PM #16 Often. I'm one of those people who tends to think through important conversations with anyone I see one coming with. I would guess that is pretty common.
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IndestructibleGirl Grand Poohbah Member Since Sep 2013 Posts: 1,654 11 804 hugs given	Sep 20, 2013 at 08:15 PM #19 No, I don't do that. I actually find it really interesting that you do. Do you use those topics in the daydream as a starting point in your next session?
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