Posted by Phoenix1 on January 14, 2008, at 22:44:32
In reply to Re: Bringing items to therapy - Cutting Trigger?-, posted by Daisym on January 14, 2008, at 22:02:43
> I brought my stuffed animal - more than once actually. She was really important to me when I was a child, during and after the csa so my therapist wanted to meet "her." It was very emotional for me to see him holding her so carefully and tenderly - clearly sending the message that this part of me was important to him.
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> Is there something specific you'd like to bring?Hi Daisym,
Are you asking me if there is anything I would bring in? That made me think. I have no object that is special to me, other than my wedding ring, which I bring in every time. I have nothing from childhood that I kept. Certainly nothing with special memories that I would like to relive. Old photos make me sad, because I see something in myself that I would rather forget. Is that strange?
I think if I wanted to bring something of importance, it would be my wife and children. I am very proud of them, and although they aren't my possessions, they are the only physical things I really feel any attachment to. I just don't have any material possessions that mean anything to me. What do you think that says about me? (Don't say I'm not materialistic because in I am, in terms of wanting new "stuff" like everyone else). Hmm, this is an interesting exercise for me.
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