[fallenangel337]

It's fun to remember back on some of the more humerus moments in T.

Back in December when I got my new car, I was telling T about it, and how awesome it is! The first thing she said was "that sounds like a pimpin' car!" Then she makes a face like "what did I just say?" She kept putting her face in her hands and saying "I can't believe I used the work 'pimpin' at work." It was hilarious. So now every time we discuss my car, that is the word we use to describe it.

You guys have any?

[mightaswelllive]

I really like it when my T curses. I curse a lot so it seems like she's doing it for my benefit - to get on my level. It always makes me laugh. I told her this analysis once and she said, "You know, I don't really curse but it feels more natural with you." That made me laugh a lot because it sounds so unnatural but it was also comforting because not only do I feel a different level of comfort with her, but she feels a different level of comfort with me.

Another thing that I really love is when I catch her laughing or smiling at a behavior I exhibit. For example, sometimes when I feel really stressed in session I will make this explosion nose and my hands will make kind of an atom bomb explosive sort of movement. She likes that, and I like that she likes that.

I also LOVE when she uses txtspeak in text messages. No one I know does it but her. "txt me if u r sure ur going to b late" hahaha

[fallenangel337]

haha

I think i've heard my T curse once or twice. I would love to hear her curse more, just because I think it would be hilarious. I never curse in T, because I don't know if she really has any "rules" about cursing, but I just don't take my chances. Maybe I will one day, just to see how she responds. I would seriously laugh my as$ off if she did curse. :P

[deliquesce]

mightaswelllive- my pdoc uses txtspk too!!! but it drives me crazy, i wanna tell him to grow up (lol). poor pdoc.

pdoc has called me "girlfriend" in the past, real ghetto style. which wouldn't be a problem if he was anyone other than an upper-class, slighty tubby, white middle aged guy and didn't do the finger click thingy at the same time. i almost died from shock. but i did love it.

he's also recently started quoting movies to me (i dont know, must be his new thing). i dont watch movies so he always has to explain the relevance. anyway, a few weeks ago he quoted something, and i sat there looking blank, and then he turned bright red because he realised it had absolutely nothing to do with what we were just talking about. he got really flustered about it, actually, it was so funny. he kept saying "oh gosh, i'm so embarrassed" and each time he said it his face got more and more red. i had no idea how to diffuse the situation, and he just kept digging himself into a hole.

he eventually pulled himself back together (and i stopped cackling) and we sat there staring at each other trying to figure out where we'd been up to before the interlude. couldn't figure it out, so chose a different topic.

Fun topic!

My T has her books color-coded on shelves. I told her that I'd have to have mine alphabetized. And then a few sessions later, she stood up, looking for a book to lend me, and she couldn't find it because they were all color-coded! She eventually gave up trying to find it.

This week, I told my T how I'd like to try yoga but feel very self-conscious doing it in a class - she suddenly pulled up her pant leg and showed me a scar on her shin - she said, "I'm an idiot" (and I wanted to say, "No, you're not, T!), then she explained that she's a big yogi, and she was doing a yoga handstand in her home but fell and hit some furniture and cut her leg - oh, we were laughing at that! And it felt really nice that she shared that with me.

[fallenangel337]

Originally Posted by dreamseeker9

My T has her books color-coded on shelves. I told her that I'd have to have mine alphabetized. And then a few sessions later, she stood up, looking for a book to lend me, and she couldn't find it because they were all color-coded! She eventually gave up trying to find it.

That made me laugh really hard! I could imagine my T doing something like this...don't know why. xD

Originally Posted by fallenangel337

Back in December when I got my new car, I was telling T about it, and how awesome it is! The first thing she said was "that sounds like a pimpin' car!" Then she makes a face like "what did I just say?" She kept putting her face in her hands and saying "I can't believe I used the work 'pimpin' at work." It was hilarious. So now every time we discuss my car, that is the word we use to describe it.

omigosh that is so funny! i can't believe your t said pimpin' either.

one time i was talking about a phone call i needed to make and how it was so incredibly overwhelming to even think about. she said it probably felt like just picking up the phone would cause an avalanche and i agreed. after we'd worked thru some of my issues surrounding the phone call she said now there'd only be 3 snowflakes now when i pick up the phone. i thought that was too cute.

[biiv]

at the last session i was crying again as usual and she offered tissues as usual and as usual i said no its ok cos i dont like taking things from other people if i can help it. then i rubbed the tears away on the sleeve of my suit and she said "biiv, use a tissue, dont use your suit". may sound weird but i thought it was really cool she said that. i guess she cared about my suit. she never ever ever tells me what to do. rarely even tells me what she thinks really but prefers to have me figure it out myself. it was good to know she cares enough to care about my suit and makes me think maybe she would actually tell me if she thought i was doing something i really shouldnt.

yes i know im totally nuts but i dont care. im keeping the nice feelings this gave me. lol.

[Yoda]

My psychiatrist tells me that I am an idiot magnet. It certainly seems the case with my history with men.

Once in an email to him I was discussing some unusual characteristics that I have and asked, "Why am I always the eccentric one"? His response, "Could you be other"? I laughed.

[fallenangel337]

Originally Posted by reflection

omigosh that is so funny! i can't believe your t said pimpin' either.

She's still in "denial" We were talking about it about a month ago, and she asked "what word did we come up with to describe your car?" I told her pimpin and gave this weird look and asked "who came up with that one?" I responded, "Um...you did, T." Her eyes got all wide and she said "I did!?" It was really funny. We laughed about that for at least five minutes straight.

[sarahxxkristine]

Making my T laugh is something i really enjoy....it relaxes me.,...Its sorta nice to know that she thinks im funny

[fallenangel337]

Originally Posted by sarahxxkristine

Making my T laugh is something i really enjoy....it relaxes me.,...Its sorta nice to know that she thinks im funny

This is the same for me too!

Originally Posted by sarahxxkristine

Making my T laugh is something i really enjoy....it relaxes me.,...Its sorta nice to know that she thinks im funny

Same here. T and I share a sense of humor, and connect a lot through laughter

[TrespassersWill]

Originally Posted by fallenangel337

haha

I think i've heard my T curse once or twice. I would love to hear her curse more, just because I think it would be hilarious. I never curse in T, because I don't know if she really has any "rules" about cursing, but I just don't take my chances. Maybe I will one day, just to see how she responds. I would seriously laugh my as$ off if she did curse. :P

What? You mean there are "rules" for therapy? Well I mean other than the obvious of don't touch or fondle the therapist. I didn't know cursing was not allowed by some. How could they not allow it because most people do it when they are talking candidly with someone? I didn't curse in therapy for a long time then I started and she always gives me this weird look every time I do. She never cusses and that bothers me that she doesn't. Yet when I have talked to her when she is at home I can tell she has been drinking and heard her smoking once. So if she drinks and smokes why is she holding back on cussing? I know I'm just silly!

[fallenangel337]

Originally Posted by TrespassersWill

What? You mean there are "rules" for therapy? Well I mean other than the obvious of don't touch or fondle the therapist. I didn't know cursing was not allowed by some. How could they not allow it because most people do it when they are talking candidly with someone? I didn't curse in therapy for a long time then I started and she always gives me this weird look every time I do. She never cusses and that bothers me that she doesn't. Yet when I have talked to her when she is at home I can tell she has been drinking and heard her smoking once. So if she drinks and smokes why is she holding back on cussing? I know I'm just silly!

Maybe I'm just too easily amused . I don't know that there are or aren't rules, but I generally try not to push that boundary. I don't know why I don't, because I feel like non cuss words don't justify my feelings at times, but I don't want to risk it. Again, I don't know why.


I was just thinking about this...T has two chairs and a couch in her office. One session we had, she just stands up randomly and starts adjusting the chair that neither of us were sitting in. Apparently they had taken pictures in her office, and the chair being out of place was grinding on her nerves. The funniest part is, she only moved it about 2 or so inches. I was thinking "OCD, much, T?"

[Brightheart]

My T once pretended to be me throwing darts at an imaginary picture of himself. He also kissed his dog on the head once during T sessions with my daughter. He's also not a very good speller and frequently has grammar errors in his email replies. All of those things were cute to me.

[deliquesce]

Originally Posted by fallenangel337

Maybe I'm just too easily amused . I don't know that there are or aren't rules, but I generally try not to push that boundary. I don't know why I don't, because I feel like non cuss words don't justify my feelings at times, but I don't want to risk it. Again, I don't know why.

i dont remember the first time i swore with pdoc, but it took a good long time to build up to it (maybe 2 years) and even then it kind of "slipped" out and i was like "*****, sorry". and then "oh, cr*p, i've done it again". and then i just sat there feeling mortified and not knowing how to dig my way out .

but it was funny, because a few sessions later pdoc swore too. and i was like (he knows swear words!! ). but it was almost like he was waiting for 'permission' to swear, as i was with him.

not that we swear all the time now, but sometimes being like "i was really angry (sad/mortified/scared/whatevs). like, really really really really angry" just doesn't cover it.

[TrespassersWill]

Originally Posted by fallenangel337

Maybe I'm just too easily amused . I don't know that there are or aren't rules, but I generally try not to push that boundary. I don't know why I don't, because I feel like non cuss words don't justify my feelings at times, but I don't want to risk it. Again, I don't know why.


I was just thinking about this...T has two chairs and a couch in her office. One session we had, she just stands up randomly and starts adjusting the chair that neither of us were sitting in. Apparently they had taken pictures in her office, and the chair being out of place was grinding on her nerves. The funniest part is, she only moved it about 2 or so inches. I was thinking "OCD, much, T?"

Yes I was trying to inject a little humor in my post. But I really wish I knew if there were "rules" in therapy. Why can't the T give you a list at beginning of first session that spell out everything like is it ok to cuss, will T cuss, will T hug me if I ask, etc? I do better knowing the rules and it makes me uncomfortable not knowing if something is ok to do.

Why was your T having pictures taken in her office? I would think that would be against the rules.

[fallenangel337]

Originally Posted by TrespassersWill

Why was your T having pictures taken in her office? I would think that would be against the rules.

There was no patient in there to my knowledge...it was before I came in, so I'm assuming it was during her break. I didn't really ask...I think it was something that the place was doing...not T.

[sw628]

My T always looks at me with loving eyes. I still feel really awkward but warm nonetheless. She also said to me once that she had so much to live for and I was one of them. No one has ever said that to me. I will always remember that. She is also a little quirky and odd. It makes me laugh

[TrespassersWill]

Originally Posted by sw628

My T always looks at me with loving eyes. I still feel really awkward but warm nonetheless. She also said to me once that she had so much to live for and I was one of them. No one has ever said that to me. I will always remember that. She is also a little quirky and odd. It makes me laugh

Can I borrow your T? I think I'd like one that would say that to me. The closest my T has come is say "I know I'm all that you have" which is kinda along the same train of thought, but not worded very nicely. I swear she always looks at me as if she detests me, but I might be imagining that part.

Originally Posted by deliquesce

i dont remember the first time i swore with pdoc, but it took a good long time to build up to it (maybe 2 years) and even then it kind of "slipped" out and i was like "*****, sorry". and then "oh, cr*p, i've done it again". and then i just sat there feeling mortified and not knowing how to dig my way out .

LOL

T swore first with me - only a few sessions in. I was shocked, but pleasantly so, because I felt like he was giving me permission to swear. And we do swear - like deli said, sometimes "I feel really really really really bad" just doesn't cut it.

[pachyderm]

Not a ^*&#$ thing.

One of my therapists works with me like you would work with a group, due to MPD, allowing many of us to 'attend' the session. Each of us is assigned a different beanie baby, which is used to alert her to who is presenting. When she was going through them, she was listing off all of who she met. When she came to mine she said "Oh, I've never met ____ before...". I'm the "host" and the one who pays the bill.

Another therapist I have/had is very funny, usually when she's not trying to be, which makes it that much more fun. She agreed to attend my hooding ceremony for my master's degree. One of my little ones, is triggered by robes, especially robes with hoods. This particular little one fronted to my T and said " I am scared of the ceremony. Everyone is going to be in a black robe" and my T replies "Yes, but they won't have hoods on them" .... [pause by the little one] " But T, it's a hooding ceremony".

[sw628]

(((TrespassersWill))))
Sure you can share T with me anytime you need to! It's funny because we do have our ruptures,but we are always able to repair them and move forward.I also know that she loves me even if I can't always feel it.
I'm sure she would love to have you