[Tangerine87]

My therapist said I'm talking more now and am more open with him. What does this mean? Does this mean he's going to tell me I don't need him anymore soon? I'm afraid. I was a little surprsised because he normally doesn't give me input.

[Bipolarchic14]

No it means you are starting to feel comfortable talking to him and the real therapy work can begin!

[Bipolarchic14]

It took me four months to feel comfortable talking with mine.

[Tangerine87]

Originally Posted by Bipolarchic14

It took me four months to feel comfortable talking with mine.

Lol well I have been seeing him for many years now. Does this mean all the years before wasn't real therapy work?

[guilloche]

How do you feel about it, Tangerine? My guess would be, as others said, that maybe you feel more comfortable with him, maybe you feel safer, maybe you feel better opening up and sharing things? But those are just guesses - do you feel different at all?

And, personally, I wouldn't be afraid. I don't think he meant that you're almost done with therapy - more that he's glad you're able to communicate more, so he'll be better able to understand what you're going through and help!

[stopdog]

The one I see commented about 3 years in that I was finally talking to her some. I have no idea what she meant because it seemed to me I was talking the same amount and in the same way as I had done.

[SoupDragon]

It has taken me 5 years to start to feel comfortable with my T. I get the point in the post above about "real" therapy now starting, but for me that doesn't mean that the last 5 years have been wasted, but that it has taken this long to start to break down well established defences. While they are there, it was difficult to address other stuff that for me, has been locked away.

[JustShakey]

I think it means he feels you're trusting him more now, and that makes it easier to do the work, not so much that the work is just beginning. Building trust itself is a huge part of the work.

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[Bipolarchic14]

No it just means you made good progress. I guess it depends what kind of therapy you are doing. For me, real therapy began once I felt comfortable enough to open up and talk with her. I am sure it depends on where you are at in the process. If you are in talk therapy and you were not able to speak with him much and open up, it makes the process a little difficult. Either way he did not mean it as a threat. It sounds like he was complimenting your progress. I would talk with him so you are not concerned that he is going to terminate early.