Posted by Dinah on March 18, 2009, at 8:25:55
In reply to Re: What happened yesterday in session? *triggery* » backseatdriver, posted by seldomseen on March 18, 2009, at 7:34:42
> I talked to my T and heard his point of view. I then worked with him to control my reaction to his reaction. Letting him know where I was during the entire discussion and subsequent ones.
This is something I've found very helpful. It felt stilted and awkward at first. But commenting on my reactions to his reactions, to the conversation, etc. helps a *lot*. It lets him correct any misreadings I'm making of him. And it's therapeutic information in itself. And somehow very helpful in processing and moderating my own reactions to certain topics.
That being said, my therapist too seems more interested when I talk about sex. He always has. I'm not sure whether it's because it's an inherently interesting topic, or if it's because I speak of it so infrequently, or if it's more clinically relevant for some reason (maybe some holdover from Freud). It hasn't really bothered me enough to talk to him about it. Not in that context anyway.
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