[Daeva]

I was interested in what you guys share with your T?

I share my journal, drawings and some poetry with mine. And Monday I'm going to show her the flip book I just made out of index cards. The title is I AM. and each index card has a good quality of mine like: Important, deserving, worthy, loved, caring, compassionate, valuable, etc.

It shows how much my self esteem has improved since living in the home

[Neurotic 2 the bone]

Drawing/sketching is one of my few interests. Turns out my T once wanted to be an animator but she's terrible with computers so she never pursued it any further than just as a hobby. I usually come prepared to my sessions with a folder filled with notes of things I want to say to her, but I also keep a lot of paper in it and last week when I opened it up she noticed some of my "artwork" and commented that it looked professional. It was a portrait of Harley Quinn the comic book character and another one of Frankenstien and his Bride.

Little does my T know I also have a few portraits of her in the same folder. I would never have normally shared this with her, but since it's a common interest I might show her more of my stuff next time since she said she would show me some of her old stuff.

[sweepy62]

Sketching as a part of art therapy, poems, pictures, favorite stuffed animal which is kermit the frog.

[pinkbutterfly]

I show her pictures all the time.

Some of my writing.

I shared with her a song I wrote.

I think I even brought in my childhood scrapbook once - though I can't remember if it was her or my previous T. Hmmm...since we're discussing my childhood, maybe I will bring it on tuesday again and have it my bag and if I haven't shown it to her, I could then. Not only does it show pictures of me growing up and stuff, but it also shows my creativity.

[stopdog]

I have written some things. I did a power point presentation once to see if bullet points and graphics would help her understand.

[junkDNA]

i used to show my T My journals but i dont really journal anymore because its easier to talk to him out loud about what im feeling

[brillskep]

Now I think of it, a bit of many things. Poetry, books, music, items with emotional value, therapy-related articles, pictures, my needlework, ... Not many of each, but many types of things, it seems.

[brillskep]

Originally Posted by stopdog

I have written some things. I did a power point presentation once to see if bullet points and graphics would help her understand.

A PowerPoint presentation?! That's brilliant.

[purplemystery]

I love the idea of a flip book, Daeva! Similar to that, recently I've brought in a gift that someone gave me: a framed white puzzle. On each puzzle piece was written a word that described me, like "driven" or "sensitive." The gift meant a lot to me, and I knew I had to show my T. Reflecting back on it, maybe I brought it because I wanted T to confirm those positive things about me.

I've also shown her what my journal looks like, but she hasn't ever read it.

Just about anything and everything!! Pictures.drawings,books, stuffies,dolls, games, stuff on iPad and phone, clothes,things we like at the store, you name it. The other day when she was at my house we showed her a ton of things.

[RTerroni]

I have a journal that I bring to session every week.