Posted by raisinb on April 20, 2009, at 20:58:37
In reply to Does posting here take away 'magic' of therapy?, posted by FindingMyDesire on April 20, 2009, at 20:41:54
Well, I've never told mine about posting here. But I've heard that point from several others' therapists, and, when I've seen other therapists, they've been very concerned not to interfere (if that's the right word) with what is going on between my therapist and I. One consulting therapist told me once, "The two of you are in the middle of a process that should NOT be interrupted," and, when I saw a covering therapist when mine was on leave, he didn't want to talk much about her because he said he wanted to "honor" what was going on with us.
I have found Babble invaluable, and if it "diffuses" some of the intensity--well, I don't think I could take it if it were any *more* intense, so that's fine!
I think it's an individual decision. If you feel posting here damages your therapy relationship in some way, then that's valid. I think it's possible. But it's also possible that it can do the opposite--I think it's done so for me. Reading others' struggles, posting here, etc., has made my own struggles deeper and more thought-provoking.
It's a wonderful concept to take your struggles to your therapist, and in an ideal world, that would be enough. But the reality for me is that sometimes I need to talk more than 100 minutes a week about it, and sometimes I need to talk to people who are in clients' shoes.
I think it's up to you.
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