Posted by twinleaf on November 24, 2007, at 17:22:41
In reply to Tired of T and having to make myself clear....., posted by rskontos on November 24, 2007, at 16:01:45
The schedule you have with your therapist seems FAR too spaced and unintensive to do the kind of work you'd like to do. Would you like/can you get more frequent, regular sessions? When you say that your T is telling you you are making progress, and you don't feel that way yourself, it could be that parts of you aren't yet entering the therapy. For those parts, progress hasn't yet been made. There is a wonderful book by Philip Bromberg called "Awakening the Dreamer" in which he talks about that very thing. He feels dissociation- of various degrees and types- is the main thing that occurs after trauma, and that it is usual for some self-states to take a long time to be present in therapy. He actually uses almost the same words as you- that those parts don't feel improved even though a more conscious and present part may feel that way.
Since your therapist knows the degree of dissociation you have, I do hope she can make the commitment to seeing you more often. I think twice a week would be a minimum effective frequency. It sounds like a lot is happening that you have to manage and contain yourself.
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