Posted by lookdownfish on July 27, 2004, at 5:08:05
In reply to Dreams and your Therapist, posted by shortelise on July 27, 2004, at 0:24:52
My T is of the psychoanalytic persuasion and loves to hear dreams. I think she prefers dreams to the day to day stuff, which admittedly can be a bit dull. We don't discuss dreams every session, but occasionally a couple of dreams I had in the week can be the whole focus of a session. I always discuss dreams that involve her, as they seem to be crucial to how the therapy is going.
I personally find working through dreams to be at least as beneficial as any other discussion. It sometimes gets to some feelings you are just not aware of. And sometimes helps you express something difficult. For example, I recently dreamt I was searching for a new therapist and it enabled us to talk about whether I would like a different therapist or not; I would not otherwise have been able to talk about this for fear of upsetting her, but because it was in a dream, it seemed ok.
The other night, I dreamt she was dead, murdered with her throat slit, but then she came alive again. I'm on a long break at the moment, so I can't talk to her about it, but I guess it's about my fear of losing her. I'm sure she will be none too pleased to hear about this one.
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