[wotchermuggle]

Finish the sentence !

You know you're in the trenches of therapy when....

[Petra5ed]

... when you're counting the hours till you receive your therapists reply to the latest email you sent, which you had painstakingly written out at 3:00 am following an especially difficult session.

[junkDNA]

when you cant stop emailing or texting your T about how terrible you feel even though he doesnt respond and youre probably annoying him

[Inner_Firefly]

Sorry to interrupt but what does "in the trenches of therapy" mean?

[RedSun]

When I spend a whole session unable to speak, and get home and feel sooooo angry with my T that I want to go back to her house and kick her!

[iheartjacques]

When you stop enjoying the session s but you keep going because you want to get it over and done with, and see them

[SallyBrown]

You spend an hour talking about how difficult it is to talk about something you don't want to talk about. Then log on to PC to talk about talking about it.

[unaluna]

Originally Posted by Inner_Firefly

Sorry to interrupt but what does "in the trenches of therapy" mean?

Its a world war one expression? Digging in trenches (like ditches) for safety and fighting (talking) it out. As opposed to strolling in and blowing it up.

[atisketatasket]

Originally Posted by unaluna

Its a world war one expression? Digging in trenches (like ditches) for safety and fighting (talking) it out. As opposed to strolling in and blowing it up.

I know I'm in the trenches when I'm surrounded by Tommies.

World War I gave us lots of current slang, including "basket case" and "dingbat."

[CantExplain]

Originally Posted by Inner_Firefly

Sorry to interrupt but what does "in the trenches of therapy" mean?

That's the whole point of the question!

[CameraObscura]

When I simultaneously feel like a little 6 yo girl handing him flowers and desperately wanting him to love me, hating him for his 4 word reply to a vulnerable email, dreading Thanksgiving scheduling, being terrified that I can't really afford therapy, but can't afford not to go, either, and emailing him about all of it - repeatedly (and sometimes drunk and at 3:00am).

The man has the patience of a saint.

[CantExplain]

Originally Posted by atisketatasket

I know I'm in the trenches when I'm surrounded by Tommies.

World War I gave us lots of current slang, including "basket case" and "dingbat."

Thanks for the link!

[Cinnamon_Stick]

I am counting down the days to my next session because I miss my T and I miss the safety of her room.

I want my T to meet my unmet needs from childhood even though I know she cant.

My transference with my T is so intense that it hurts to look at her and I wish she could move into my house and be the parent I always wanted.

[dj315]

Originally Posted by CameraObscura

When I simultaneously feel like a little 6 yo girl handing him flowers and desperately wanting him to love me, hating him for his 4 word reply to a vulnerable email, dreading Thanksgiving scheduling, being terrified that I can't really afford therapy, but can't afford not to go, either, and emailing him about all of it - repeatedly (and sometimes drunk and at 3:00am).

The man has the patience of a saint.

Good grief. I relate to most of that so much.

I know I'm the trenches of therapy when I start to get frustrated and mad at my T, but I know I'm actually mad at the work I'm doing and not him. I'm also starting to figure out the the urge to bolt from therapy = the trenches of therapy. At least for me.

[unaluna]

Originally Posted by atisketatasket

I know I'm in the trenches when I'm surrounded by Tommies.

World War I gave us lots of current slang, including "basket case" and "dingbat."

Cooties!

[magno11789]

When I had an unexpected panic attack when T suggested EMDR.