[RubyRae]

Mine has many times in the past.I found it irritating because I wasn't sure how to take it,whether he knew me so well he knew what I was going to say or if I was so boring and predictable that he knew,or whether he got tired of me taking so long to get something out that he did it for me just to shut me up.

Sometimes it freaked me out a little.If I was telling a story about something that happened in between sessions,he would know the ending and finish the story.And was always right.For awhile I was worried that somehow he had access to my personal,private diary and that's how he knew.

Has your T ever finished your sentences?
How did you interpret it?
If it hasn't happened,how do you think it would make you feel?

[NP_Complete]

Yes. It's usually when I'm struggling to find the right word for what I'm feeling or I've started a thought and don't want to finish it out loud, for example when talking about feeling suicidal. He is usually spot on with his word choice.

I feel understood when he does this. Sometimes it's a great relief to not have to finish verbalizing your thought. It doesn't bother me in the least.

[stopdog]

no. The woman does not know me that well at all. A couple of times she tried guessing, but she was so off it was painful.

yes she has, because she knows me so well, she does it often.

[zoiecat]

I therapist does that, although rarely. I think I would be rather disturbed if he did it a lot. Only because his job is to listen and stay 100% present during session. If he is finishing my sentences then he is not listening to me he is thinking about what I might be about to say or what he wants to say next.

Earth become quite aware of this issue only because I record my sessions and noticed that I tend to cut him off a lot I do this in general with everyone. I have learned that you should let people finish what they're saying and even then give it a second or two before you jump in with what you want to say. It is a skill of being a good listener. If you have to jump in right away or cut somebody off it's proof that you're not truly listening to them. You're thinking about what you want to say while they're talking when you should be concentrating 100% And what the other person is saying. After they are finished then you take a second or two to formulate what you are going to say in response. This isn't how all normal conversations go but it definitely should be the case in therapy.

One of mine never did as far as I remember. The other one attempted when he was clearly impatient, usually in an argument or fight. Typically it was quite wrong. I asked him to stop and if he could listen to me finishing instead.

In general, it would bother me and I would ask them to stop doing it, I don't quite see the point, I never like when people do this or talk over each-other a lot, I consider it impolite. But I know it can also be a cultural thing. It would definitely not impress me even if they get it right.

[atisketatasket]

I would find it annoying as heck—it means they are assuming they know what I will say. And once therapists start making assumptions like that, they are not really treating me but their idea of me. That can cause problems.

I don't remember them doing that, but they all had a bit of an education background and we're trained to give wait time.

[Miswimmy1]

My ex-t would finish my sentences sometimes. About 99% of the time, she was right on with however she finished it. She had this uncanny ability to practically read my thoughts just based off of my facial expression and body language. I didn't have a problem with this because we had a very close connection and she had this way of knowing what I was going to say before I even said it, so it was a cool way to show just how in tune with one another we were during session. And she made it very clear that she was always just guessing and if she was wrong, that I should not hesitate to correct her. The system worked well.

The T I have now sometimes tries to finish my sentences (usually when I pause in search for the right phrase or word) and it's a little bit annoying because he seems to miss the mark almost every time. Maybe it's because he's a guy (not trying to stereotype but I have found personally that my women therapists give more emotionally loaded responses and he is a more straightforward thinker) but he usually jumps to very logical phrases to fill in the blank. If I had a logical answer, I wouldn't be searching for a phrase to finish my own sentence.

Does Your T Ever Finish Your Sentences?

No, she just wouldn't let me finish mine.

She talked over me a lot and it really annoyed me.

[clueda]

Nope. She has helped me out by giving me options when I was stuck / searching for the right phrase. But she would never complete the sentence for me and never assumes anything. I like that.

[lucozader]

No. That would annoy me... I prefer to finish my own sentences.

[Teddy Bear]

No I have the habit of changing my mind