Posted by mair on December 5, 2003, at 14:24:09
I'm forever amazed by the types of things people on this site discuss with their therapists. I have an enormous aversion to revealing the details of my life and interactions to my therapist. I don't know why - it's a definite barrier to progress.
Right now I'm incredibly stressed and depressed because I think I may have really screwed something up at work. I can let her know I'm stressed and that I can't go into the details of why with her, but I can't seem to open up more and I can't give her a very cogent explanation as to why I'm so "blocked." I had an awful session yesterday mostly because I spent most of the time trying not to open up to her. Right now Igenerally just feel that I'm losing my grip, and I have no idea of how far down I'm headed.
I told her that maybe I couldn't tell her stuff because I didn't want her opinion of me lowered. That makes no sense however since I spend most of the time lots of sessions telling her how incompetant and generally "deficient" I am. I just have trouble filling in the details.
Is this similar to anyone else's experience? Any suggestions as to how I can stop being so blocked?
Mair
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