Posted by sunnydays on February 5, 2007, at 16:22:52
In reply to Why long-term therapy?, posted by Dis Traught on February 5, 2007, at 13:23:03
Here it's more like: get to the point, identify the problem, deal with it and then get on with it. Maybe that's too rational? What are the benefits of long-term therapy?
**** Well, I couldn't talk in therapy for the first six months, so I needed just that long to even really start to trust my T. It's hard to get to the point and identify the problem when you're so scared of a relationship you can't open up and trust your T. I mean, I guess I do have serious problems, but that's because I'm dealing with a lot of trauma and abuse. My T says that it really takes that long to really get through it. I worry about taking too long, and he says that it's really quite normal for people with a history of trauma to stay in therapy this long.
> Anyway, one thing is for certain: People here don't form deep, long-standing one-sided relationships with their therapists.
**** Well, see, it's not exactly one-sided for me. I know he cares about me. Granted, it's different than how I care about him, because he sees many clients throughout the day and probably cares for many of them, but it's real what we both feel all the same. I think it has been enormously beneficial for me to learn how to trust someone and that it's ok to trust. That's been the best thing for me. It's really allowed me to expand my social network.
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