Posted by Dinah on May 14, 2004, at 13:35:04
In reply to issues with talking in sessions..., posted by B2chica on May 14, 2004, at 12:40:30
Well, at the risk of being a hypocrite, because sometimes I'm useless after a session as well, is it possible for you to discuss this with your therapist and come up with closing rituals to help you segue back into the real world? For instance, I usually keep an eye on the clock and switch to less intense topics for the last ten minutes. Today I forgot. :( Perhaps you could do a guided relaxation tape when you get home.
Is there any possibility of moving to twice a week sessions, perhaps with the promise that you'll try to reduce self injury between sessions? A week could sometimes seem forever to me, but it seems much easier to hold out for a few days.
And for starting sessions, I don't really have a problem with it now, but I used to bring written things with me. Posts or journals or letters I'd write to him after our last session so that I could put it aside and get back to real life. It's not spontaneous, but it did move things along. Now I'm comfortable with him that starting never seems to be a problem. And since I see him twice a week, it often just seems to be a continuation of the prior session.
Just some ideas.
poster:Dinah
thread:346814
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