Posted by Karen_kay on December 18, 2003, at 9:12:04
Ok, so most of you feel something during therapy and/or directly after. I really don't, other than annoyance at him for talking too much, or for various other reasons. I don't feel anything at all until later that evening and it is mostly guilt for not working hard enough during the session. Or, I'll start thinking about things and I just shake. I wouldn't say that emotionally I feel anything, but my anxiety comes through physically. So, it is fairly obvious to the casual observer that I have blunted emotions. How do I start "feeling something" Anything for crying out loud. I think the best place to start would be therapy, as it is a safe place. He won't yell at me for crying, or be upset with me. So, how do I start feeling emotions again. Feeling emotions about things that I need to. It seems now that I am crying, but not when I need to (ie, during Oprah's favorite things. What is that??) I can talk about things that happened to me, but I have no emotion towards it. Like I'm just reading a story. Any tips on how to feel emotions DURING therapy sessions?
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