Posted by Dinah on December 18, 2003, at 20:35:29
In reply to Re: Feeling during therapy » Karen_kay, posted by Penny on December 18, 2003, at 9:43:47
I've had many productive sessions where no painful feelings came up. Strike while the iron is cold sort of discussion sessions.
I recently told my therapist he could challenge me more, but he liked it too much, and it overwhelmed me. But he said it was ok to renegotiate agreements in therapy too. So now he's challenging me too little. I feel like I push and meet with no resistance at all. We need to adjust the tension a bit to a bit more resistance.
So why don't you give it a try (after the holidays). You can always back off if you need to.
Actually, I think I usually tell him that we should spend the times when I'm feeling better doing the challenging work. Otherwise it gets a bit dull.
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