Posted by Miss Honeychurch on August 15, 2004, at 10:30:22
In reply to Best Moments in Therapy, posted by Pfinstegg on August 14, 2004, at 22:38:10
Hi all! Have been on vacation and am finally back. Feels good to be back home!
I have had many wonderful therapeutic moments. And they all involve the same elements - handshakes and laughter. There are times where it seems all we do is laugh and when you are laughing with another person, you feel so connected to them. And every once in a awhile I'll get a handshake in the middle of a session as a congratulations for accomplishing a therapeutic goal. These very unexpected handshakes are the best, especially coming from him who has very strict boundaries.
My last few sessions before I left for vacation were pretty great as well. He told me that he cares for me (as his patient)and he told me that he is interested in ME. I have grown up exagerrating many things in life, fearful others will find me boring or uninteresting. This hyperbole was the only way I got attention from my parents. HE sees right thru this and assures me that he is interested in the real me, no exagerration required (this all stemmed from my innocuous comment of "I hate hot weather."). I left that session on cloud nine. I couldn't believe it.
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