Posted by fleeting flutterby on November 15, 2008, at 17:37:45
In reply to Dreams, posted by JayMac on November 15, 2008, at 13:34:23
> Do any of you do talk about dreams with your T?<<
---- Yes, I have quite a bit. Both with my former T., a psychologist and my current T.
> Curious about your guys' experience? Do you like/dislike dream work? How did it effect your relationship, if at all?<<
--------- I don't mind talking about my dreams. They've not ever been of a sexual nature with the T.
I've been told, by T.s that my dreams VERY much explain my subconscious. Like I had a dream about going to see the psychologist but instead of getting therapy he also did "hair" so I was going to get a perm from him-- he started to work on my hair but to my dissappointment he did French braids instead and I was too embarrassed to tell him he did my hair wrong.(the T. is old, gray hair and very reserved-- I bet he doesn't really know a thing about women's hair).... I told him about the dream and he asked me-- " mandy, do you feel like I'm going about helping you in the wrong way?"... *gasp*.... yes, that was how I felt but was fearful to tell him.and with my current T., a few weeks ago I had a dream that I moved to a different house, it had a large fish pond in the backyard and it was covered with a tarp. I didn't want to uncover it but one of my sons grabbed the tarp and pulled it half off the cement fish pond-- to which a 15ft. alligator climbed half out and tried to eat us.
I've been avoiding talking about some things(way past child trauma) with my T. lately and she is aware of it. I told her of that dream and she pondered if the pond/tarp is the dark covered past and the alligator is the fear I have to uncover it-- it might EAT me up! :o(
anyway-- hope you don't mind me sharing these.... I just think that-- yea, maybe dreams can help us and our T. to better understand our emotional state. i think I don't dream of T. in relationships with me because attachement scares the H....eck out of me. I'm not even able to allow such a connection in my subconscious .... just don't trust others to get THAT close.thank you for this subject-- I find it very interesting.
flutterby-mandy
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