Posted by tetrix on April 27, 2013, at 0:04:59
In reply to Re: question for those in therapy » tetrix, posted by Dinah on April 24, 2013, at 8:09:17
Hi Dinah, thanks for your post, and yes you are right on the money, it is the same therapist.
I have trouble asking for comfort. I am not sure how to ask for it and I get frustrated trying to hint to my therapist that this is what I need from them. I try to find comfort in some spontaneous expressions of what I perceive as care but it is rarely enough.
I think that one of the reasons I go back is the need for that *comfort* and I my question to babblers was more of an advice.. it seems like what what people find comforting is the * holding* and the therapeutic relationship, but it somehow doesnt work for me. Maybe I need that comfort a bit more, and on a different level and until that's satisfied I will not be able to draw comfort from the relationship alone..
Even though I agree with you and with above posters, hugs are a bit of a grey area - however, a hug was very powerful in providing me with comfort. It wasnt so much the physical aspect of it but the emotional and representational part. My therapist doesnt usually hug and it is not something that is offered - so I wonder what else could I use to substitute that much needed hug.Hope it all makes sense - thanks for listening
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