Posted by madeline on March 24, 2007, at 16:01:00
In reply to What DO people say in therapy?, posted by Iwillsurvive on March 21, 2007, at 19:07:48
Okay, for the first 2-3 years in therapy I didn't say much. We talked about the weather, my hobbies, my family some.
Then I started to get really frustrated with myself. I mean crap - I was paying the guy out the wazoo to just sit an blither about really unimportant things.
I said "self, it's time to fish or cut bait" So the next session I went in and just told him how frustated I was at not being able to talk.
He asked, okay what's on your mind. I just let loose.
He didn't leave, he didn't run out of the room screaming, he didn't say "my god you are really screwed up" or "Thank god I am nothing like YOU!"
He just listened - but I started doing something important too - I started listening to him.
It's been that way ever since.
Maddie
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