Posted by Racer on September 24, 2007, at 22:01:10
In reply to Babble interfere with therapy?, posted by LittleGirlLost on September 24, 2007, at 20:13:04
My T has misfired a few times, and it is hard to get back on track afterwards. In my case, since a lot of what we're working on has to do with me feeling (and often actually BEING) unheard, it's kinda like recreating the original traumatic environment, if that makes sense.
When it happens, I try to remind myself of what's been good with her -- which helps. I also look at talking to her about it as being good practice of holding my boundaries in general. Sometimes I can bring it up, other times I can't. A couple of times it's been a few weeks or so before I can get past it.
And when something is really important to me, I'll preface talking about it by saying something like, "I'm afraid of this being a misfire between us, and I really need you to hear what I'm saying here." So far, it has worked with my T -- maybe because it's so rare that I do it.
As for Babble interfering with therapy, I've found the reverse in my case. If I hadn't had Babble, I couldn't have done what we're doing now -- too scary. I think that part is very individual.
So, that's my story, and I'm sticking to it!
poster:Racer
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