Crazed smile

Reason: T opens the door to her office and wants to seem happy to see you, so she puts on a big smile, but it gets too big and she looks slightly crazy.

Looks like: T has a fever and she is hallucinating about chocolate.

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[unaluna]

Yeah what is that about? It freaks me out. He has finally toned it down some.

[Can't Stop Crying]

I don't look at T's face, I look at the floor....I hope he never looks like that

[roimata]

Luckily my therapist doesn't channel any vibes from Jack Nicholson.

I can tell when she is dissembling her expressions. She will hold her grin but her eyes will remain still, whereas when she is really laughing/smiling her eyes scrunch and soften.

Girl please I know your tricks. I am too observant to not catch onto sneakysneak therapist-y nuances.

[growlycat]

I have one for you Illegal…

And for you Game of Thrones fans….
The "Littlefinger" smile…
Kind of smarmy, a little oily….thankfully T is pretty genuine and the snarky smiles aren't as sinister as they look…

[HazelGirl]

Mine does this really surprised face when I tell her something that is difficult to believe or terrible/ridiculous. It's like her eyes get really big and she gets this giant "o" shape to her mouth, and it's often followed up by an incredulous "WHAT?!?" or "OH, THAT'S NICE!" (sarcasm). I have gotten used to it, but it used to leave me a little uncomfortable, haha.

[stopdog]

I do not look at the woman very often. I have told her to stop trying to manipulate me with over the top facial expressions. When she refused to refrain, I become even more reserved.

[unaluna]

Originally Posted by stopdog

I do not look at the woman very often. I have told her to stop trying to manipulate me with over the top facial expressions. When she refused to refrain, I become even more reserved.

This reminds me of how my mom used to try to make my dad hurry by yelling at him. He would then move even slower. And she would tell me im just like him. Im still trying to get her cockamamie suggestions out of my head. Wack job. I think thats my new favorite expression. The nytimes has a recent article on college grads and critical thinking. My t yesterday was getting a little testy that i seem to believe and act on my emotional training and not my critical thinking. Isnt that the whole effing point, t?!

Eta - sorry that was a little off topic. My mind wanders.

[Can't Stop Crying]

this is what I imagine his facial expressions might be.....













....sorry, anxiety makes me loopy

[SeekerOfLife]

My T always welcomes me with what appears to be a genuine caring look: mouth smiles, eyes smile, voice smiles.

My therapist greats me with a grave look, and rarely smiles, this week she had one quick half smile at one point. I love her smile. Her lack of smiles is one of the reasons I am almost certain I will quit her.

Fake smile

Reason: T catches you look at her and decides to give you a smile to reassure you that she is listening or that the session is going well for her

Looks like: According to science, fake smiles are slightly asymmetrical and last longer than real smiles

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[doyoutrustme]

I guess I should be glad mine doesn't have an over eager smile. That would have me gone so fast

[ombrétwilight]

My T always genuinely smiles (or that's what I hope, at least). She mimics my reactions pretty well and laughs when I laugh or seem to be telling a joke. Though admittedly I always trivialise/joke-ify (new word LOL) some serious stuff - then she gives me a really forced smile or her smile slowly disappears like :|

[ombrétwilight]

Originally Posted by Brown Owl

My therapist greats me with a grave look, and rarely smiles, this week she had one quick half smile at one point. I love her smile. Her lack of smiles is one of the reasons I am almost certain I will quit her.

Have you mentioned to her that you wish she would be more generous with the smiles?

[Inner_Firefly]

My ex T never smiled, was stern and serious, I felt scared of her, so eventually I quit.

Current T is very neutral and blank, she does not smile in the beginning, but smiles/ laughs to show empathy when I'm telling her something happy.