I have noticed this over the last few sessions, t is getting closer physically and I am not scared of it anymore. I used to freak out when she came near me but now I yearn for her closeness.
I think t has noticed that she can come closer and I won't back off or walk away.

It feels nice but scary too, yesterday t stood really close, my first instinct was to back up from her but I didn't and it felt good! Have any if you experienced this with your t?

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[Tongalee]

Yes! I can never tell if this is something that she does for me, or if this is normal interaction and I'm just getting more comfortable with it. It's something that I've really worked hard on. When I first started with my therapist I remember one incidence when she reached out to gently/playful touch my arm and I recoiled. I saw the look on her face, like she was saddened that I couldn't stand to be touched. Now however we are able to sit next to each other and I even leaned on her and didn't get scared or upset!! Trust ftw!

[Bipolarchic14]

Sometimes I think I am just paranoid. Her office is not that big so I usually push my chair all the way to the wall because I don't like being close either. Sometimes she wedges another chair there so I can't really do that and I am forced to sit closer. It upsets me because it feels like she is doing it purposely to spite me. Other times I think I am being paranoid and there is no rhyme or reason for it.

[musinglizzy]

I would like that myself....good for you for being able to allow it! I know it often takes some time... my T used to get as close as a person can get, and it really helped me feel safer, more trusting, I was able to open up more because I felt like she was giving me a part of herself, and helping me see I'm not alone in dealing with it. I wish she wouldn't have stopped....but she did. And that was, and is still, devastating.

[LesFleursDuMal]

My T does the same and I really like it. For a very long time, when he leaned towards me I used to move away, now I just enjoy having him closer and it makes me feel good. I think it's great that your T does that

[junkDNA]

ive found that i dont really like my T too close to me. it makes me anxious and overwhelmed. there have been times when i was on his laptop and he was leaning over me typing on it or using the mousepad. those moments im like , omg. get away (internally) of course id never say it out loud.. i know hes being harmless. but my mind takes me back to bad situations and my body reacts to that

Sometimes the chair in her room is really far away from hers, I sometimes think this is a test, I never indulge her games and always leave chair where it is. Our last session she tucked me into a blanket and it was a very comforting experience. I would usually pull away from her. She also stops at the door and stands really close, she doesn't let me go till I smile at her and she knows I am ok. I sometimes think I am being paranoid too and imagining it. I never could picture myself hugging t but since she has come closer and I have allowed it, I really want to hug her. Attachment hurts

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[SoConfused623]

I have the exact opposite therapist. I don't think that we even shook hands when we met. She never stands up from her chair, never mind moving closer to me. She wants to be a blank slate and it drives me crazy!