Posted by daisym on November 9, 2004, at 23:50:31
In reply to Re: Struggling to talk about childhood abuse (long » Poet, posted by antigua on November 9, 2004, at 12:36:47
Antigua,
I have this great picture of you hiding in the closet, talking through a crack to your therapist. Whatever it takes, right? Didn't someone on here say they use to hide under a blanket on their therapist's couch? I find a leaf outside the window and "put" myself out on it while I tell stories sometimes.I had one of those powerful story dreams last night. So I wrote it down and then wrote a journal page about it, writing directly to my therapist. I took it in today and we had a deep session, tough and intense, but ultimately very connecting. At the end, I asked him about bringing in writings. I said I know the goal is to be able to "just" talk about stuff. He said that, over time, he has come to realize that when I write I go to some deep, old places, and I actually censor less. So he said not to let anyone tell me I'm doing therapy "wrong"... everyone finds their own way. He said I'm doing exactly what I should be, and I'm exactly as far a long as I should be too. He likes that I'm sharing more of my writings these days and he would be sad to stop seeing them. I felt very reassured by this.
Like I said, whatever it takes. (Poet, are you reading this??)
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