Posted by noa on February 2, 2003, at 13:59:33
In reply to Urp. My therapist rated poorly., posted by bookgurl99 on February 1, 2003, at 9:03:54
I have found that sometimes there are lulls in therapy. Some people take a break and then come back for "booster shots" with their therapists. But for me, I know that often when there is a lull, ie, no crisis, and I start to have a hard time finding things to talk about, it is not that there aren't issues to work on, it is just that I am really ambivalent about delving into them. My therapist is quite "gentle" with me, ie, doesn't push me, so it is usually up to me to decide to delve, although he usually will allude to issuesin a way that feels non-threatening and we both know that I know what he's talking about, but that he is not going to push it. I guess this is because it took a long time to just get to a place where I am coping better and not so depressed. Sometimes, I will raise the issue that I have stuff I want to work on but am afraid of opening up a pandora's box, and then we just discuss how to work with a pandora's box, and help me have a feeling of better control, rather than feeling at the box's whim to overwhelm me. We may not even open the box for a long time, just discuss the problem of feeling afraid to.
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