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#1
May 30, 2014, 09:30 PM
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My current T has been yawning, at times, during our hour. Does this happen to anyone else? Do you tell them it bothers you?
It happens whether we have a morning appt or late in the day. I have been pretending not to notice. She teaches at a University besides her private therapy patients and at first I just thought she was over tired from getting things graded before graduation. I worry that she is too tired. I worry that she is not listening to me. I worry that I am boring her or not talking about relevant issues...that I am causing this. I see her tomorrow and I will tell her about my concerns. Just wanted to know if this happens to anyone else. |
 Aloneandafraid, Anonymous100114, Favorite Jeans, Wysteria
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#2
May 30, 2014, 09:33 PM
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No my T does not yawn in therapy, If she did though I would certainly tell her.
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#3
May 30, 2014, 09:37 PM
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My T rarely yawns. U should say something.
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#4
May 30, 2014, 09:39 PM
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They are human...but also know better...lol
I'd just gently tease him about the late nights he's keeping or something light...they'll know. My pdoc whom I've been seeing for like 11 years or so...picked up my file to look at something...I very drily said my name, last name first... and told him not to forget it... He bust a gut!!  Sometimes we have to help them along...lol Watching the clock and yawning and such are just kind of rude.....taking calls and texting definite no no's. Only once did my T ever need to take a call...he warned me about it before session, and when it came in I stepped out to give him privacy. This has happened a couple of times with pdoc, but since he is also head of unit at hospital, totally understandable. I also step out. He usually doesn't need me too, but I would always want my confidentiality respected... just my observations and fun ways of communicating with docs..lol WB
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#5
May 30, 2014, 09:46 PM
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My t sometimes yawns in our session, but I dont mind, so do I, maybe they need to get oxygen into thier lungs. I had a t try and hide to yawn, I found that annoying.
I figure she is comfortable around me to do so, I know she is not bored or being rude, I see her at 11 so she is probably hungry.
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#6
May 30, 2014, 10:20 PM
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I don't think I have ever had a Therapist who yawned.
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#7
May 30, 2014, 10:23 PM
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I don't look at the woman that much, but I don't think she yawns.
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#8
May 30, 2014, 10:29 PM
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Sometimes but he apologizes. It doesn't bother me though because I yawn during sessions also. We're all human lol
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#9
May 30, 2014, 10:36 PM
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Maybe. But I haven't ever paid attention, so I don't know. It doesn't mean anything to me, and if she yawned, I wouldn't care. I would assume she was tired. I yawn all the time, and it doesn't mean I'm bored or not listening. It just means I yawned.
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#10
May 30, 2014, 10:48 PM
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Mine does at least 2x a session. I know its not boredom but yeah I think my t has energy issues
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#11
May 30, 2014, 11:01 PM
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Yawning doesn't necessarily "mean" anything at all. I yawn A LOT because I tend to breathe very shallow and I yawn reflexively for air. Recent studies suggest yawning cools the brain (again a reflexive action). I've been on meds that caused me to yawn more often even.
Yes, yawning can increase with boredom or tiredness, but the jury is still out as to a definitive cause. There are physiological as well as psychological reasons that are possible. I wouldn't read too much into it, and while bringing it to your T's attention is an option, don't be surprised if it doesn't stop the issue if the issue is physiological. |
| anilam, brillskep, precaryous, tametc, Wysteria
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#12
May 31, 2014, 01:31 AM
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Mine used to a lot more than she does now. It doesn't bother me. It's kind of comforting, if anything. Homely, for lack of a better word.
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#13
May 31, 2014, 02:12 AM
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Did you ever try to stop yourself from yawning when you have the urge? It is really not that easy and can still be noticed. I mean I don't think that is something they can help much other then get more rest or apologies after. I'm glad they are humans and not robots that do everything right.
We would have not much to talk about here then lol |
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#14
May 31, 2014, 03:12 AM
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T has yawned in session. T tries to hide it but you can't hide yawning lol. I don't mind really, I'm the last for her last day of work. I have the same with my own clients, it's never out of boredom at all.
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#15
May 31, 2014, 05:15 AM
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Not normally. I think he yawned once or twice in years, only if I started yawning, and it felt more like a getting-on-the-same-page thing.
I suppose I would find it distracting if my therapist yawned again and again, though it really is a natural reaction of the body which may have little or nothing to do with you as the client. It may be tiredness or something else (yawning also serves to bring more oxygen into the body). I suppose a clarifying discussion might help if it really bothers you. |
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May 31, 2014, 06:44 AM
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T's usually pick up on thier client's energy, sometimes if a client has low energy, the t can experience transference which are somatic.
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May 31, 2014, 06:47 AM
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Yeah, many theories why humans /animals yawn. The only things that's "sure" so far is that some ppl do it more often than others and that it is contagious- the closer you feel to the yawner the more likely you are to yawn back.
An honest discussion can't hurt though  And no, I haven't noticed my T yawning in session- either he never did (highly unlikely) or he learned how to yawn with mouth closed- like I did 
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May 31, 2014, 07:01 AM
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Studies have shown yawning is a common response to somatic energy / trauma.
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May 31, 2014, 07:04 AM
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He def. has on and off over the last 2 1/2 years we have been working together.. it doesn't really bother me. Occasionally, he will say sorry and say he had a long night or whatever. Not such a big deal to me.
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May 31, 2014, 07:13 AM
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It's happened a couple of times over the years, but I've never noticed anything on a regular basis. I don't take it personally since I've yawned too. You can try not to but we're all human and it is hard to control.
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#21
May 31, 2014, 07:18 AM
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Mine does/did at times, especially when we had late sessions. But I've still felt her always attuned and it has never bothered me actually (well unless it happens every 3 minutes and with mouth loud open but it's not the case - and it should never be).
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#22
May 31, 2014, 07:52 AM
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Mine doesn't yawn, but he has seemed bored before when I was not talking much. I would say something to your T, but I know it will be hard.
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#23
May 31, 2014, 08:07 AM
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Mine has in the past. He has three small children. It was fairly bad for a period, but with a newborn at home I completely understood. Ts are human too, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
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#24
May 31, 2014, 08:52 AM
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I don't think my T has ever yawned, not that I've noticed. But this thread made me yawn just reading about yawning lol.
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#25
May 31, 2014, 04:11 PM
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I've ever had that happen, you should address the issue with her.
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