Posted by twinleaf on April 24, 2008, at 18:13:31
In reply to Re: a collision of verbal styles? » twinleaf, posted by Dinah on April 24, 2008, at 11:10:54
It makes me feel sad when you seem to blame yourself for not being "able to explain things well'. My experience over the last few years is that you are unusually gifted at explicating all kinds of complex points, and identifying subtle differences in various thoughts and situations.
But if we are talking about non-verbal, instinctive, implicit knowing, we are talking about our right hemispheres, which can detect minute differences in feeling and expression (in ourselves and others), but have VERY few words to describe the richness and complexity of the experiences we are undergoing. I have found that, even though I do try to bring in my left hemisphere, the wonder and mystery of what happens at times in therapy gets kind of down-sized when I try to put it into words. Just to get away from the therapist-client model for a moment, other similiar "peak" wordless experiences can include listening to beautiful music, seeing truly beautiful views in the countryside, feeling in harmony with a friend you care a lot about, climbing a tremendously hard mountain, making love well, giving birth to a child and looking into that little face for the first time- as well as many, many others great things which I would need other posters' help to fill in properly.
I think my experience with the analyst I have now has increased my understanding of non-verbal processing tremendously, so... I just wanted to stick up for it- and the importance of its presence in us all!
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