Posted by Dinah on November 7, 2010, at 10:20:45
In reply to Re: Foot in mouth - Funny (but not) therapy story » Dinah, posted by workinprogress on November 7, 2010, at 1:55:07
Yes, in other ways he is very good, and very good for me.
It really was funny, so if I can hang on to the humor in it, the sting will fade.
His face was priceless when he realized I was upset and maybe tearful, and probably mentally reviewed what he'd said. I could see what he was thinking as if little thought bubbles were floating above him.
There was of course "Oh no. I've made her feel bad. That's the last thing I want to do."
And "What kind of therapist makes his client feel worse about herself instead of better?" He actually mentioned that thought out loud, but it would have been obvious even if he hadn't.
There was definitely "Oh no, this is going to be on Babble tonight."
And equally definitely "She is never going to let me forget this. To my dying day I'm going to be hearing 'Would you prefer I not talk?' or '... when my own therapists dreads hearing me speak.'"
Then finally a shift to "Ok, now what am I going to do to fix this."
My therapist tries to put on an impassive face, but for the most part, he is so easy to read.
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