Posted by DAisym on October 3, 2008, at 18:53:21
In reply to I talked today to my therapist, posted by Dinah on October 3, 2008, at 13:02:01
Isn't it amazing how much better we are getting at verbalizing our attachment needs? We think we need to act out to get them to take us seriously. But really, we don't. We just have to say it - and you nailed it, we have to say it like we mean it. Wanting our therapists to sort through the defenses and really see us, isn't a bad thing. But sometimes I think they are used to us being fairly sophisticated in expressing what is going on within. They forget that when we get overwhelmed, we are likely to regress, intellectualize or minimize - or all of it together. I also think my therapist likes my intellectual self so it takes him awhile to realize what I'm keeping him away from.
I'm glad you are feeling better. And it is perfectly OK to stomp your dainty foot. :)
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