Posted by Joslynn on December 18, 2003, at 8:43:36
In reply to Re: Do You Tell your dreams in Therapy? , posted by naiad on December 18, 2003, at 1:47:41
All my life I've had very vivid dreams. I tell some of them to my therapist, but she too goes into the well-what-do-you-think-it-means dance.
My pdoc seems much more interested in my dreams, I think because he is actually more of an old school psychoanalitical shrink at heart. Sometimes he will actually try to interpret them. He usually makes a disclaimer first that he is not a dream expert, but then he will give his attempt at an interpretation. It's usually pretty insightful. Of course, maybe he is so interested in my dreams because sometimes he pops up in them!
A hint if you jot down dreams right after having them: Not only do I keep a little memo pad on my night table, but I also have a pen with a little light on it that lights up when you twist it. That way, I don't have to get up to turn on the light switch.
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