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Posted by llrrrpp on September 14, 2006, at 16:33:23
There are some things that I would like to talk about with you. I’m having a really hard time bringing them up in my sessions. They’ve been stewing for weeks and months, but recently I have made a committment to saying them out loud.
I think it’s really important for me to say them out loud, but I’m just so tentative and scared. You see, it has to do with my feelings. Feelings are scary for me to express out loud. Especially the feelings that reveal some vulnerability or a tender heart. Having feelings like these makes me feel dumb and cliche, and expressing them makes me feel like I’m revealing my idiocy to the world.
Will you help me say them? It’s important to me. I even went so far as to write them down last time, but my note never made it out of my pocket. I didn’t feel the chance.
It takes a lot of strength for me to not write it in an e-mail and send it to you. That would be a cop-out though, and I think that this would be a really important chance for me to grow. It’s really scary too though. Just anticipating saying these things aloud is frightening. I don't like having to talk about these things out loud.
Feeling scared and little
-Lurpsie
Posted by llrrrpp on September 14, 2006, at 17:31:22
In reply to Dear Dr. T, posted by llrrrpp on September 14, 2006, at 16:33:23
I sent it.
This is worse than anticipating a root canal.
Posted by Dinah on September 14, 2006, at 18:16:04
In reply to Re: Dear Dr. T » llrrrpp, posted by llrrrpp on September 14, 2006, at 17:31:22
Posted by ElaineM on September 14, 2006, at 19:15:42
In reply to Re: Dear Dr. T » llrrrpp, posted by llrrrpp on September 14, 2006, at 17:31:22
Yes, a Thought-root canal. Here's a bit of mental novocaine ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ for some calmness between now and then ~~~~~~~~~~~ That's the thing with email, the hard part is done for a little while :)
I know that must've been hard to send. I'm proud of you. (((LL)))
blove, EL
Posted by pegasus on September 15, 2006, at 8:53:29
In reply to Re: Dear Dr. T » llrrrpp, posted by llrrrpp on September 14, 2006, at 17:31:22
Yes, email limbo can be awful, can't it. I hope he'll respond by email quickly. Or at least in your next session.
I've started including in my therapy emails a request at the end for a quick reply when it's been read, just to let me know that the T got it. Seems to help a little. If you trust them to really do it. ;)
p
Posted by llrrrpp on September 15, 2006, at 10:15:41
In reply to Re: Dear Dr. T, posted by pegasus on September 15, 2006, at 8:53:29
Well, I know that he will read it. I know that he will read it before my next session. The main thing is that I feel better because I said it (um, wrote it). So it's off my chest. I think that is what was bothering me the most- I didn't know how to give myself the opportunity to say the hard stuff. I don't have a lot of practice saying hard stuff. Now I've given myself the opportunity to pull out my post-it note next session. I've also given him a heads-up that he might want to be a little more sensitive-supportive next week.
-ll
Posted by pegasus on September 15, 2006, at 10:37:34
In reply to Re: Dear Dr. T » pegasus, posted by llrrrpp on September 15, 2006, at 10:15:41
Yes, sorry, I was kinda missing the point. I think it's great that you sent it. That kind of thing can be so scary - putting it out there. I thought your email was perfect. I hope he'll help you as you ask. Let us know how it goes!
p
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