Posted by finelinebob on January 29, 2002, at 18:53:49
In reply to Re: benefits of therapy? » finelinebob, posted by m3 on January 29, 2002, at 11:55:08
> Wow, flb, your post sounded a lot like me/my issues. I hadn't come up
> with the bonfire/black-hole image on my own, but perhaps I'll borrow
> it now. :)Be my guest! =^)
> Anyway, many thanks for your response. Do you know what school/methodology/model
> your T subscribes to? (I can't help it, I am a persistently curious person. :) )She's quite eclectic in her approach. She was trained at Michigan which, when she was there, was a lot more psychodynamic than it is even today. She's more Buddhist than Jewish, but both are important to her. She does a lot of yoga and has hooked me up with some alternative med practitioners from wholistic nutritionists to a kinesiologist to therapeutic massage. She's quite a talented painter. Not at all interested in technology for its own sake, but (1) once she got a portable cd player she could hook up to her ancient all-in-one tape/radio/record (yes, as in vinyl, LP, analog audio) player she accumulated the most amazing and extensive world music collection I have ever seen (better than what you can find at Tower Records, I'd say), and (2) once she saw the Mac Cube and flat-panel display, she replaced her 386 with one of those (which is good for me, since I've been bartering therapy for computer lessons ... she wants to explore creating digital art). She has a bright, open mind and an experience-rich life, and she remains open to just about any approach that lends insight into one's life. She places the emphasis on the insight and not the theoretical path to it.
That said...I hope it gives you some sense.
Thinking about other ways I've known that therapy has made some contribution or, rather, I've made some progress through therapy ... ever have a dream about flying? I've had several, though none in years as far as I can remember, but as a lucid dreamer I could never tell if I was really flying or having an out-of-body experience. The reason I bring it up is that on several occasions, 3 or 4, where I've felt my T and I have really been able to pierce the veil through to something that been hidden inside me for a long, long time, I've had that out-of-body experience feeling right there on the couch. Too hard to describe -- kind of like my "spirit" was floating several inches above where my body was. Still, it was an intense, wonderful feeling ... as if my brain had cooked up the best reward it could give me for finally figuring out something crucial, finally fitting some critical part of the puzzle together.
(whoa!)
flb
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