Posted by sleepygirl on June 17, 2007, at 23:24:33
In reply to crying in session, posted by red house on June 17, 2007, at 17:47:59
> hi... i am new to this site... just found it in doing a google search. have been in therapy off and on for the past seven years, about three and a half years all together. have seen three therapists in that time. have been with the most recent for more than six months and broke down in a session last week and cried for the first time ever. i have been very freaked out since. and reacted very strongly to my own vulnerability but also my T's warmth in the situation. was wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience and has any insight on why after feeling comfortable enough to be so vulnerable one might then want to head for the hills... ? or, more generally, any knowledge about what crying (for someone who is not a cryer and has not done so before) might mean... ?
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> thanks,
> red housefirst of all...congratulations
crying is inevitable (hopefully at least)
I imagine, since it was so hard to do, that it might elicit a lot of anxiety in you- perhaps
questions about safety, vulnerability, fears of how T might think/feel, and maybe just not wanting to feel in pain again
to me crying means a lot of things, and it's a way I know that I am connected to something and something that is significant for me
-sg
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