Posted by daisym on June 2, 2005, at 22:54:02
In reply to What to do........., posted by JLynn on June 2, 2005, at 21:58:40
Ah -- the hard part. MAKING yourself talk about what is really on your mind. I struggle with this a lot. I often wonder if I should stop talking about my fears and feelings about my therapist and therapy but instead focus on "the issues." My therapist points out that if it is on my mind, it IS the issue.
If you feel your depression is getting worse, perhaps a call to her to say so would be helpful. Different therapists have different policies about phone calls, but most want to know if you feel worse or upset about something. Is your depression worse because you are worried about your deepening attachment to your therapist? It is really normal to worry about this attachment and how you deal with it when therapy is over. But it is also something that should be talked about in therapy. I think you will find ways to deal with it and ways to think about it if you talk about it.
But...I know this is really, really hard. It is the scariest part of therapy for me.
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