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Jun 24, 2008, 12:02 AM
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just a therapy session rant... comment if you relate.
Today i saw my T for the first time in what seemed like forever. A day less than a week. The whole session was focused on the blowout between me and my mother. We're not speaking and my mom is playing childish games and acting like a child. Now i know where i get that behavior from. The clock was tilted too much away from me so i couldn't even do my usual side glance to at least guesstimate where the minute hand is. Before i knew it i sensed her wrapping up and i didn't even get to the topic i came in wanting to talk about. I quickly said, i still want to talk about the email i sent you... and she said she didn't get it and asked if it was about her vacation. I said no it wasn't about her going away but we need to talk about that too. She said well i guess you know what you want to talk about next time then! Thursday is our last session before she leaves for a week. She ended at 5 on the dot, when usually by the time i get out of there its like 5:12. and she started a few minutes after 4. so it was a little shorter session than usual, but it seemed to FLY. I don't even feel like i saw her today. Basically all i did was vent and complain about my mom and i could have done that to a wall. I missed out on having a conversation with her. Also she was sick with a cold. So todays session wasn't very fulfilling. i'm sure you all know what those are like.
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Jun 24, 2008, 12:34 AM
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=( ((((((((bean!))))))))
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Jun 24, 2008, 01:16 AM
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Yes, I've had those sessions before too. Unfulfilling is the perfect word to describe them. (((((((krazibean)))))))
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Jun 24, 2008, 03:28 AM
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I know exactly how you feel. I had one of those sessions yesterday. I spent the session talking about an incident with one of my kids and how I struggled with my feelings over it and I just felt T wasn't really into hearing this, wasn't really helping me. As I drove home, I asked myself was that the reality of the situation or is this how it felt with my mother whenever I wanted her support help? Part of me is certain its T as well, but I did and still do feel disconnected with T.
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Jun 24, 2008, 02:31 PM
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((((((((((((( Krazibean )))))))))))))))))))
I have had a few of those sessions too, I get so upset that we didn't get to whatever subject I wanted to discuss. 
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Jun 24, 2008, 02:41 PM
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These suck when they occur. ((KB))
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Jun 25, 2008, 02:40 PM
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I use to drive myself crazy thinking about how I would have bad days at work and why wouldn't a T have a bad day at work every now and then too?
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Jun 25, 2008, 05:04 PM
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((krazi))
Yeah, I know all too well what those sessions are like. I remember T telling me that catching each other and tuning in is more difficult than not, and that it's to be expected that we don't always connect. It doesn't make it any easier. My sessions are only 45 minutes! Hang in there, and make sure you get what you need before she goes away. 
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