Posted by Joslynn on January 23, 2004, at 8:33:52
In reply to Re: Crying/Emotions in T's office, posted by gardenergirl on January 22, 2004, at 23:27:37
Interesting aside: In CoDependents Anon mtgs, people are not supposed to hand crying people tissues, because it could be interpreted by the crying person as an attempt to make them stop. (Especially for people who have been told in the past that their emotions are wrong etc.) The tissues are supposed to be in a convenient spot, but people aren't supposed to hand them to someone else. It's even in the meeting introduction!
At my therapist's office, the Kleenex are right in front of me on the coffee table, so I grab them when I feel I need them, or go for the Kleenex I carry in my purse.
My pdoc' s office is arranged in a way that there is no table next to where I sit, so the Kleenex are usually slightly outside of my reach. Sometimes when I've cried in front of my pdoc, I think he felt like he didn't want to actually hand me the Kleenex and possibly inhibit me, so he kind of nudged the little table with the Kleenex on it closer to me, within my reach. He really needs a better Kleenex system!
Usually when I cry, they both just listen and give that understanding look, which makes me want to cry even more!
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