Posted by Karen_kay on December 18, 2003, at 11:44:27
In reply to Re: Feeling during therapy » Karen_kay, posted by Penny on December 18, 2003, at 9:43:47
Well, for a while I was so resistant that he let me drive for a while. I controlled everything. And we didn't talk about much. But, it allowed me to learn to trust him. And it gave me time to slowly begin to talk about my relationship with my father. That was the turning point in my therapy. The time where I thought we weren't doing anything. The time where we were just chit-chatting, which lasted for about 3 months. I set the pace. And I controlled the conversation. I began to open up. It made all the difference to me. That time was really important to my therapy. It gave me a break. I got my anxiety under control. And my memory started to improve. But he didn't hassle me or push me. So, even though none of my sessions cause me to feel anger or sadness, most of the material now involves all of these elements. But, if it wasn't for the time I had with the small talk, I wouldn't be able to now talk about the important stuff!
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