Posted by lonelygirl on March 26, 2004, at 8:40:58
In reply to About topics in therapy sessions, posted by tinydancer on March 26, 2004, at 6:53:33
I know what you mean about never having enough time :-(
Usually, we just start talking about life in general, and he will pick up on something and start going into it. So I guess I sort of have control over steering the conversation where I want it to go, but he is usually the one who picks on a topic to go into detail.
I'm sure if I went in and said, "I want to talk about XYZ today," he would do it, but I don't really feel comfortable just coming right out and saying it like that (though he would probably like it if I did). But I think he has gotten the sense, from the beginning, that I am not very good at saying "I need help with XYZ," so he has gotten used to finding something to talk about.
Sometimes, though, I think he picks something prematurely, like before the conversation turns to what I really wanted to talk about, though it's my fault for not just bringing it up in the first place. Sometimes I kind of forget that he can't read my mind.
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