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Posted by antigua3 on December 13, 2007, at 10:02:16
I saw my T yesterday and was telling her how I had decided to put my upset feelings "away" about my pdoc until I could see him to discuss them. As I've mentioned before, i don't see him as often as I need to so I have to carry things with me for a couple of weeks.
I didn't want the feelings to intrude while I was trying to get ready and to enjoy Christmas. Like everyone, I have a million things to do. So I told my T that I put the feelings in my safe place, a cedar chest in my mind that smells good and feels so smooth and wonderful. I talked about this in an above post, and I told her that I when I went to put the feelings in there, a bunch of other things tried to pop out and I had a hard time of gathering them all together and stuffing them back into my over filled box. This made me realize i have been avoiding difficult things and we agreed to start discussing some of them in the New Year.
But then she said, "If you're having trouble fitting everything into the box, why don't you make the box bigger?" I had to laugh; what a great idea and it worked. Everything is now safely tucked away until I can deal with it all. The box will probably be as big as a house by the time I'm finished!
Happy Holidays to all. I'm sorry so many people are hurting--the holidays seem to do that, don't they?
antigua
Posted by fallsfall on December 13, 2007, at 11:22:49
In reply to My T is waaay too smart, posted by antigua3 on December 13, 2007, at 10:02:16
It is so helpful when you can actually put things in the box. I love your description of your box. Mine is much more utilitarian - maybe it is time for me to upgrade?
I remember one time I was trying to put my husband (6'3") in the box, but his arms and legs kept flopping out. As soon as I would get one arm tucked in, a leg would flop out.
It is amazing how accurate our metaphors are for how we see thing.
There is a great book on metaphors and how they can be used in therapy: "Metaphor therapy: Using client-generated metaphors in psychotherapy"
Posted by Dinah on December 13, 2007, at 12:12:17
In reply to My T is waaay too smart, posted by antigua3 on December 13, 2007, at 10:02:16
:)
I like that.
Posted by antigua3 on December 13, 2007, at 16:24:14
In reply to Re: My T is waaay too smart » antigua3, posted by fallsfall on December 13, 2007, at 11:22:49
Definitely time to upgrade that box, and make it a little bigger so your husband can fit. Never thought of putting my husband in there--the image is too funny for me.
I will check out that book. Thanks.
And remember, you can go for the deluxe model on your box and have your heart's desire. That's my present to you!
antigua
Posted by antigua3 on December 13, 2007, at 16:24:41
In reply to Re: My T is waaay too smart » antigua3, posted by Dinah on December 13, 2007, at 12:12:17
Posted by star008 on December 13, 2007, at 16:58:48
In reply to My T is waaay too smart, posted by antigua3 on December 13, 2007, at 10:02:16
My box isn't too helpful to me.. I try to put things in there but they just don't stay.. I applaud you for being able to put things away so you can focus on other things.
Posted by fallsfall on December 13, 2007, at 17:52:48
In reply to Re: My T is waaay too smart my box has holes in it » antigua3, posted by star008 on December 13, 2007, at 16:58:48
My box has a "heavy lid". You could put a padlock on it?
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