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May 30, 2019 at 01:55 AM
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I had one of those sessions the other day when I just didn't feel like I had much to say. Does that ever happen to anyone else.
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May 30, 2019 at 05:05 AM
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It hasn’t happened to me. I plan beforehand what I want to talk about, and something always comes to mind, maybe something from my teenage years.
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May 30, 2019 at 05:13 AM
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I am paying big bucks to entertain my captive audience (therapist).
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May 30, 2019 at 07:30 AM
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I might have gone into a session without an agenda, (in fact, I almost always went into session not having a plan on what I wanted to talk about), but I never had a session that was silent for very long. Somehow we always arrived at what I really needed to discuss. My therapists were very good at helping me get there.
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May 30, 2019 at 09:03 AM
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When it happens (which is rare because I guess I have lots of issues, and I like to gab), I usually say something like, "Sooo...today I got nothing so it's a good time for you to ask me something you're curious about." Because he usually lets me direct conversation, and rarely asks questions, unless it's to clarify something. I actually don't remember if he asks me anything substantive, but that's usually enough to get things flowing.
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May 30, 2019 at 09:05 AM
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The therapist was terribly useless at helping find things to talk about. There was silence or talk about dogs. I never knew what was supposed to be talked about that was supposed to help. I found it all quite frustrating.
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May 30, 2019 at 01:33 PM
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Yes, that has happened to me before. Former T would take the light approach on days like that and we would stick to topics like work, or school. It hasn't happened yet with current T but when it does, I really like arielawhile's approach and might try that in the future! HUGS Kit
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May 30, 2019 at 01:50 PM
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If I'm anxious or depressed and don't know what to talk about, I tell that to my T and she usually says I should just say anything that comes up for me. After that, if I still don't have anything to say, I just sit there and sigh a lot. __________________ In a world where you can be anything, be kind. ; |
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May 30, 2019 at 07:37 PM
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My ex-t is certified in sand play so if I didn't have anything to talk about, I'd do a sand tray. Then we'd talk about that. Or one time she got out some play dough, another time I drew with pastels.
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May 30, 2019 at 11:04 PM
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