[PurpleBlur]

Usually we talk about my dreams. And I have felt okay telling her all of them up to now. But a recurring dream I’ve been having is that she is cradling my head and breastfeeding me.

It’s kind of an awkward thing to discuss and I’m not sure how she might receive it.

Should I just tell her and get her thoughts about it?

Or keep it to myself? I don’t want it to change our relationship but I feel weird about it...

And actually I like the dream. It makes me feel safe.

[piggy momma]

I don't know what your relationship is like with her, but if I were in a similar situation with my T, I would totally tell him.

I think there would be value in exploring this dream with her. And she probably won't find it as weird or awkward as you think she might.

[growlycat]

I told my therapist recently about a dream that seemed to have something to do with him. Even though he isn’t psychodynamicly trained he handled it well. It is worth a try You can always ask if she is ok with dreamwork. Some CBt therapists seem clueless with this kind of work but some are ok

[starfishing]

If you normally talk about your dreams in therapy, this one seems potentially important to bring up. Especially since it's recurring.

A good therapist should definitely be equipped to handle that kind of dream without it being a problem. It might still feel awkward to talk about, but hopefully she'll help you make use of it and realize that the dream and how you're feeling about it are totally normal.

[PurpleBlur]

I ended up telling her. She took it pretty well. Except for she wanted to "examine" the dream in further depth which I didnt want to do.


But it was okay in the end.