Posted by Pfinstegg on November 1, 2003, at 22:31:46
In reply to Re: Perfect Therapy Patient Club, posted by Pfinstegg on November 1, 2003, at 15:19:16
My therapist did a very creative thing this fall. I have DID, among other things, and don't have much memory for ages 5-10, although I do have quite a few clear ones for 1-5. I brought in a journal with the few memories I have of those years, and a photo of myself when I was six. I thought he would have a brief look and return it, but he asked me if I would like him to keep it. I said yes; he asked me to try to tell him why, and I found myself saying that the part of me who is the little girl in pigtails in the photo could not think of a thing to say, and that I wanted him to keep her safe until she could, maybe, remember and begin to speak. He said it would be fine for her not to speak until she was ready. It felt very comforting for him to have the journal; two months went by with lots of other things happening, but not a word more about the little girl- and then, just yesterday, I felt I was speaking with her voice and starting to remember a few things from those years. The memories were very painful ones, but I was just sobbing with relief that they were no longer entirely buried inside me. I guess I'm telling this because I wanted you to know that although he wears pretty awful clothes at times, and does not have a very attractive office, as a therapist he is just wonderful -patient, understanding, creative, resourceful and effective. He ended that immensely powerful, moving session by saying, " we will be able to interact with one another a lot more now."
Well, having previously confessed to all the faults of being a Transference-Ridden member of THE IMPERFECT PATIENT CLUB, I guess I was eager to change the topic over to THE PERFECT THERAPIST CLUB! Hoping for other entries..please don't let me be the only one to be telling stuff like this.
Pfinstegg
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