Has anyone had an embrassing moment in therapy

Thank guys So much

snotty crying is pretty embarrassing for me

Throwing up in session? Yes.
Ugly cry all over? Yes.
Be so triggered you can't leave for hours? Yes.
Feel like I have an IQ of 20 in session and can't use words properly? Yes.

So many embarrassing moments.

Having a bad episode of paranoia.. directed at my therapist. That was a rough one.

Has anyone NOT had an embarrassing moment (or many moments) in therapy?

my stomache growling loudly because I forgot to eat! Forgetting how to put words together to form a sentence. yes, the ugly cry seems to be popular!!! Hey it could be worse right?????

What did your T do after you threw up in session?

She was very motherly about it. She was with me the whole time making sure I was okay. Gave me some water to sip on and ensured did so slowly and peppermint mints to help calm my stomach. Very kind. Sympathetic.

Do I have to pick one?
Pretty much any time he says 'I'm going to ask you a question and I hope you'll answer honestly...'
The time he asked me about sexual fantasies of previous T comes to mind. Oy.

mmmm ya. i accused my T of drugging me once. of course thats ridiculous.

i barfed in front of my T. he rubbed my back

I dissociated ....didn't see it coming...it felt embarrassing... like someone had suddenly snatched my clothes off my body. I wasn't ready for T to see me like that. Rough time.

I have a phobia of throwing up in front of someone. I would have ran to the bathroom. That is so sweet how she took care of you. You seem to have a good T.

What caused you to throw up in session?

I don't think so - if so I don't remember it. I did misidentify the original source of a latin phrase once. I felt stupid but not embarrassed. I don't think the woman knew I was wrong. She did intentionally humiliate me but I think that is different from embarrass too.

i was sick. it wasnt in a session. at that time he worked at this residential facility i lived at. it was in one of the main rooms. he came in and saw me puking. awkward

Yah, forgot to put that on my list. (((pre)))

Thanks for this thread. I am still VERY held onto myself in sessions partly because of fear of the unknown if I crack. I am very interested in these responses and how your t's responded when these things happened.

Thanks for the thread Ad Intra

I'm not sure if there has been anything embarrassing but I've definitely had some awkward moments. I've never cried in session but that would probably embarrass me.

I guess I can get socially awkward when she tries to small talk with me at the beginning of the session if I have something on my mind that I really want to talk about that day. It has caused some awkward moments so thankfully it doesn't happen every session.

I wouldn't answer stuff like that!

He gets me every time with the 'I hope you'll answer honestly' line... My T is a friggin' master of wiliness

Why Is he asking about sexual Fantasies? ?????

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Because it's therapy and it might be relevant? Normal rules of conversation don't really apply in therapy, you know...

And to answer the original question: oh yes, often.

My longtime T has asked about sexual feelings or fantasies. I never had the sense he was being a "dirty old man" about it. It seemed like a reasonable line of questioning given the context.

Sure. Sex as a topic came up in my sessions a lot. I just wonder in what context t would ask op about sexual fantasies especially if those fantasies were about t ( previous t)


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