Posted by pegasus on January 24, 2004, at 23:24:06
In reply to Re: The Kleenex Box » Joslynn, posted by gardenergirl on January 24, 2004, at 10:02:11
I've always hated crying in therapy, which is too bad, because I cry at the drop of a hat. When I cry I also sometimes get frustrated and angry, because it takes away my ability to keep talking.
Recently when I was shopping around for a new therapist, I cried in front of every prospective therapist I saw . . . not on purpose, but maybe it was a good test. They all said something reassuring about how difficult the situation was, and about half of them offered me a kleenex box, while the other half had kleenex within easy reach. I actually picked the person I felt the most comfortable crying in front of.
With my old therapist, when I cried he would often say that I was doing really well (I always liked that).
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