Posted by lovelorn on December 9, 2007, at 10:35:08
In reply to boundaries in therapy/'friendship' (LONG), posted by wishingstar on December 9, 2007, at 10:07:32
>I see a therapist, but Im not in therapy.
You admit you have had a part in moving the relationship away from actually doing therapy. Maybe for next session you can admit to that to her and then tell her honestly that you need to re-focus on actually doing therapy. Mention what is happening (the depression and feeling like you are not doing well) and that you now need to speak about that. Ask her for her help to not let you get distracted away from that. It is "your" time there and you can set the boundaries too. I am sure your T will understand. I am curious as to why you let yourself take the therapy to the other direction.
I am actually in a complete opposite kind of relationship with my therapist. There is no "friendly" back and forth on our every day lives. She doesn't encourage it at all and a part of me lately is thinking it would be a nice break to have it more on a friendly/chatty level after doing so much hard work with my issues. I'm thinking I will speak to my T about that a little when I see her in a few days.
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