Posted by annierose on September 28, 2009, at 16:23:10
In reply to Re: is religion an appropriate topic in therapy?, posted by antigua3 on September 28, 2009, at 8:41:43
Interesting that this topic came up on babble today as I had an interesting dialogue with my t on this subject on Thursday and I've been thinking about it.
Early on in our therapy relationship, the topic of religion came up in a natural way. I was raised Christian and my husband is Jewish - so I talked about how we dealt with our differences in our marriage and with our children. Both of us are more spiritual in our approach and less concerned about theology.
Fast forward to the here and now: My therapist feels I need more solid foundation that I am okay - just the way I am. She knows that for a few years I enjoyed going to yoga but have not gone this year (due to injuries). She mentioned a string of ideas to help me shore up my self-worth ... to compliment the therapy. She mentioned some books she thought I'd enjoy and when she described them, they sounded very religious. So I said, "Well ... you are more religious than I am ... that type of book wouldn't appeal to me." And quickly AND SHARPLY she said (in fact it took me by surprised) "I am not religious, I am a spiritual person." WHOA ... okay ... a tad defensive IMO.
It's interesting because without knowing where she stood, we shared similar "spiritual" beliefs. But her quick retort, still surprises me.
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