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Posted by Dinah on July 14, 2006, at 15:58:57
Next week I'm going to be on my old Tues/Fri schedule!! It feels like old times.
And the second half of this session felt like twice a week therapy!
I mentioned to him that we may be too comfortable with each other. He substituted "complacent". Maybe comfortable felt too personal. But he overall agreed that it's something that could happen in very long term therapy.
I reminded him of the scene from Dirty Dancing where he's teaching her to dance and fussing about her spaghetti arms, because there needs to be a certain tension in the space between them. I think he really liked that metaphor. I think he likes thinking of the dance of therapy anyway. He said he thinks we're on our way to getting on track, and that we do indeed need to be conscious of creating a good therapeutic space between us. We each need to figure out how we're contributing to spaghetti arms and try to fix it. I chided him a bit because I thought he was trained to know how to protect that space, and I shouldn't have to worry about it. But it was the good sort of disagreement. Good natured and full of humor.
It felt like home again, and I left smiling.
Posted by annierose on July 14, 2006, at 16:27:02
In reply to :-), posted by Dinah on July 14, 2006, at 15:58:57
I'm happy for you Dinah. I'm glad I reminded you about the dance (I like to feel I helped just a tiny bit : -)
I hope you can carry this feeling throughout the weekend and enjoy your family.
annie
Posted by Dinah on July 14, 2006, at 16:30:11
In reply to Re: :-) » Dinah, posted by annierose on July 14, 2006, at 16:27:02
You know a good session. They just stay with you and let you coast over the bumps. I'm sure it will be a good weekend.
Posted by rubenstein on July 14, 2006, at 17:07:55
In reply to :-), posted by Dinah on July 14, 2006, at 15:58:57
I am so glad things are going better.
rachel
Posted by Dinah on July 14, 2006, at 19:22:43
In reply to Re: :-), posted by rubenstein on July 14, 2006, at 17:07:55
Me too. It was past time for it.
Maybe things really can get back to normal. I know therapy is much healthier for me than the medications are, when it's going well.
Posted by LadyBug on July 14, 2006, at 22:23:06
In reply to :-), posted by Dinah on July 14, 2006, at 15:58:57
This is great. I know I had a terrible time with my T a few years ago. We hung in there and keep working at it until I one day thought we had made it back to normal and beyond. I think therapy is sometimes that way. I'm happy for you and I hope it continues. Take it!!
LadyBug
Posted by fallsfall on July 18, 2006, at 9:57:44
In reply to :-), posted by Dinah on July 14, 2006, at 15:58:57
I like to know you are smiling...
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