Posted by pegasus on May 21, 2004, at 16:05:27
In reply to Re: body work, posted by lifeworthliving on May 20, 2004, at 22:45:38
Interesting. It sounds like it was somewhat helpful, but not wildly helpful. Is that what you'd say? So, how exactly did it go? Did your mt start by just giving you a massage? Or did your t start by talking about something? When I get a massage, I never want to talk about anything, so it's hard to imagine having a massage with my t there.
I've done a couple of sessions lately with an art therapist, where I play around with art supplies while I'm talking to her. Then at the end we discuss what I've made, and how it could be expressing aspects of my thoughts and feelings about what we've been talking about, or about my experience in general. I'm really getting a lot out of it. Partly just because when I'm doodling away with the pastels or something, I'm less anxious and much more forthcoming in the conversation. But it's also interesting to see what comes out. I think eventually we may design particular art projects that will help me work on specific things that I need to work on.
I just brought it up because it's also a kind of alternative way to do therapy, and I've been really interested in that lately. Just regular talk therapy has not been motivating to me lately.
pegasus
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