Posted by Dory on December 15, 2007, at 15:21:54
In reply to How do I prepare.. . ., posted by JoniS on December 15, 2007, at 14:27:44
wow Joni, therapists would be out of work if everyone sounded as in touch with themselves as you are. You should be proud of yourself. i think you're another testiment to what i believe about t's sharing their feelings and being real humans. It's an obvious benefit to you and you're not running screaming psychotic b/c of it. Good for you. When my T told me he liked me it felt so good and it really stabilized the relationship. With all of my own ups and downs it helped to have that. i am glad to see how it can help more as time goes on with you.
well, the terms of contact will determine what you need to prepare i think. You could ask for somethings i have that help. i leave my T voicemails in which i say i dont expect a call back.. it just helps to hear his voice and to just say what i am feeling, to put it out there somewhere. Ask him to leave you voicemails which give you something to listen to. Write, write, write. Write a journal, write to him, or not.. whatever, but write. It helps me soooo much. It soothes me, it gets stuff out and it lets me make better use of my time in session. If you have email access, you can use that with discretion i suppose as well.
i hope you have a good plan in place and everything goes well. My T is feeling kinda edgey about me on my own for 10 days! (haha... basketcase me)
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