Posted by raisinb on February 10, 2009, at 21:27:40
In reply to What's Up with the Intense Stare?, posted by backseatdriver on February 10, 2009, at 20:09:55
In my experience (I've seen 8 or 10 different therapists) they all stare. Some lean back in their chair, looking thoughtfully at you. Some are more intense.
Mine stares intensely. She also leans forward towards me, and if I look down, she tips her head down to get a better look at my face. It's also a very small office and we're close spacewise. I complain all the time that I feel like I'm under a microscope. It makes me tense. Sometimes I leave and realize I'm physically drained because I've been tensing my muscles the whole time--I feel like she can sense every little movement.
But in a way, it's nice. Sometimes she gets this intensely interested, delighted look as she dips her head down--I always think it's like she's watching a baby chick being born.
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