Normally I can't wait to race out the door when my session is finished. I usually say goodbye and get up immediately and I'm usually the first to the door to open it and hurry down the hall and don't look back.
Last session I just sat there wishing he would say something and get up and open the door, which he didn't. after 3 years of me racing to the door first why should he? I also walked down the hall and had an urge to look back. We did have a really good session but I've had good sessions before and never felt the urge to linger.
We did some prep work for talking about trauma and he reassured me we would take it slowly. I keep having problems with this as I want to get it over with as quickly as possible.
I don't know what I want from this post but I just needed to get it out there. Maybe someone has a little insight.

[unlockingsanity]

I have had that experience when I've had a good session and had that really good connection. It's hard to give up that connection (for me) when I don't have that elsewhere really. Some weeks it's more pronounced than at others.

Thanks unlockingsanity. My T really is the only adult I have a connection with at the moment. A very tenuous connection at best.

Sorry to bump this thread but I really would like some more input please.

[Cherubbs]

You know I'm not sure if this is really true but I aways find a little glance back to be a real tell-take sign. You know someone is into you when they glance back, I'm Just saying.

[HazelGirl]

I have some sessions like that, especially when they've been really hard and my T has been really comforting. I don't want to leave because I feel safe and comforted there, and I know that the "real world" isn't going to be so kind to me.

[RTerroni]

There have been times where I have had very good sessions and haven't wanted to leave and there also have been times where I just wanted to get out of there as soon as possible (the session that I had a few weeks back was a prime example of that).

[doyoutrustme]

Sometimes I feel that way. When the T's office is the only safe place in the world.

Whatever your reason, its likely a good thing.

[Asiablue]

Maybe you're feeling a bit in need of reassurance. If you're starting trauma work it's easy to feel very vulnerable and more in need of safety.

[Flyawayblue]

I think it's a good thing. You feel safe in your T's office

[tametc]

Originally Posted by Bipolarartist

We did some prep work for talking about trauma and he reassured me we would take it slowly. I keep having problems with this as I want to get it over with as quickly as possible.

If you do trauma work too quickly, it can become overwhelming and traumatizing in itself. One of my favorite sayings from my former T was, "Make haste slowly".

Maybe you really felt that reassurance during session, and were reluctant to leave because of it.

Originally Posted by Flyawayblue

I think it's a good thing. You feel safe in your T's office

Over the last 4-5 months since he chaged the layout of his room he has worked hard to make me feel safe as any change throws me into a bit of a tailspin. I am beginning to feel safe again...slowly.

[eggsbeeped]

i dread it when that hour is up...is it possible to love therapy? lol Sucks i can only go once every 4 weeks.

[RTerroni]

Originally Posted by eggsbeeped

i dread it when that hour is up...is it possible to love therapy? lol Sucks i can only go once every 4 weeks.

I've been liking it recently and yeah it does suck that you only get to meet every 4 weeks, I like that I get to meet with my current Therapist every week right now.

[SeekerOfLife]

When the time is up, I am never ready to leave. I feel safe and cared for there. One hour is not enough time to cover but one or two topics. We both wish we had more time.