[loray]

Have any of you slightly moved the placement and angle of the chair you sit on away from your T, and got caught doing that? Lol

Usually, I move the angle slightly only once I have sat on the chair, but the other day I walked into the room whilst T was out doing someone and so I moved it before sitting. When I turned around to sit, T had reached the room and I saw her looking at the corner of the chair where I had placed my hand to push my chair against the wall. Oops!

She didn't say anything, but I can't help but wonder what she must be thinking, if anything, about my action?! She has some idea of my discomfort with connection and may assume I'm trying to avoid connecting with her?

[Omers]

My T wouldn’t have said anything but would have been very cautious with me. The next session the chairs would be farther apart. I however tend to have the opposite problem.

[susannahsays]

Well, are you?

I have never had this issue as she only has a couch for me to sit on, as did the previous therapist and previous psychiatrist. The current psychiatrist has two wing back chairs, and I expect they're quite heavy. It's never occurred to me to try to move them.

[bunnyhabit]

my T lays me on couch and he sits in only chair right next my face. no opening for games with him. touchy feely communal environment

[SlumberKitty]

No, not this exactly, but with former T, I changed chairs in the middle of the session, in an office we didn't meet in much. I decided I wanted to sit in the other chair and it worked better for me. She just made a comment like, "Is that better?" not unkindly.

[Wonderfalls]

I think she'd automatically accept that the chair should be wherever you're comfortable. It's her job as a therapist to cater to your needs that way. And of course it's a very minor thing.