[sunrise]

Happiness is when I see an email from T in my inbox.

Please add yours....

Happiness is when my T makes me feel safe.

and understands me
and doesn't laugh at me
and calls me back when I call
and doesn't make fun of me
and is sensitive to my feelings
and...and...and........

[ECHOES]

.... is when i catch her off-guard with something funny and she laughs a genuine, kind of deep throaty laugh

(very cool about getting an email sunny!!)

[Christina86]

Happiness (in therapy) is getting a phone call message on your anniversary (from self-injury) congratulating you. Totally made my day.

I like laughing too.

....when we laugh together.

...when he says something that I have been thinking, but haven't told him yet.

...when he does/says something to demonstrate that I have been on his mind during the week.

...when he brings up something with such clarity, that I never thought he'd remember-- I probably didn't even remember it myself. I love that.

[chaotic13]

Happiness is when after a session my head doesn't feel like it is going to explode from all the things I should have said, but didn't.

[Kiya]

Awesome Christina!!! Congrats!!!

I'll agree with the laughing one where i made her laugh unexpectedly.

i've not found that elusive happiness yet in this current t. maybe that she gave me her cell number but that's for emergencies... but it means she cares about me.

ok so tonight she said that she was glad that i emailed her because we have a relationship established.... does that count?

[tulips30]

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Happiness (in therapy) is getting a phone call message on your anniversary (from self-injury) congratulating you. Totally made my day.

I like laughing too.

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Good Job. I KNOW from experience that this is a big deal

Happiness in therapy: when t. gets a lump in his throat telling me how impressed he is with my hard work and how much he has come to care about me.

[jacq10]

Happiness is when you can look into your T's eyes, and know that they respect you as an individual, and genuinely care about you.

Happiness is knowing that you're safe, and that this person will do everything they can do protect you.

Happiness is developing trust within the relationship, and sharing something between two human beings, as oppose to a superior and their client.

Happiness is what I feel when I think back to what a spectacular woman my T was.

[sunrise]

Happiness is when he makes me a cup of tea.

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That's it for me too. When she tells me things like she's in the relationship also and makes me feel like it's not just one sided, or when she shares things about her life too.

[MissCharlotte]

I'm not sure anymore if I am happy in therapy.

But I am grateful when I feel.

So, I guess happiness is when T brings me out of a dissociation.

Nothing feels warm and fuzzy anymore and no we didn't have any (new) ruptures or anything like that. I just don't feel close.

Maybe tonight I'll feel differently.

Happiness was today, seeing T all excited and giddy for me because he was so enthused by some steps I had taken for myself and some connections I had made. It's is amazing to see someone really care like that. Really, really care.

[krazibean]

happiness is when you look at your watch expecting time to be close to over and you still have a half an hour.

happiness is when you realize the time was over ten minutes ago, but T is still letting you talk and she is still talking back because she wants to.

happiness is when we connect physically in anyway. with a hug or a soothing touch.

happiness is when we connect emotionally, and you can feel her eyes piercing into your soul.

happiness is when the phone rings and her name appears, your so happy you kiss the phone before you answer it.

happiness is at 3:59, when you have a 4:00 apt.

happiness is her voice saying she cares.

and happiness is the first time you realize, "I'm so glad and lucky this person is in my life."

[Kiya]

is when i walked in to old t's office and she had bought me a special kind of pasta for me (because I am allergic to so much).

is when she gave me a print of a painting because there was a girl in it that looked like me and had her in the forest and a valley before her and hills and mountains behind that. she said "it's you!! And how far you've come and a safe place to rest!!"