I think I'm failing therapy

Posted by Poet on December 4, 2003, at 20:39:18

The last few sessions have been hard, we've been talking about something from my childhood that I now wish I'd never told her.
Today, I came out and said I don't want to talk about it anymore. That it was better when I just kept burying it deeper and deeper. I said I'm sliding backwards at high speed for every step I take forward and I can't handle it anymore.
She said that she sees that I am going forward, even if I don't. She said it would be better to work through it, but she promises not to bring it up. When I'm ready to talk about it again, and I bring it up, she'll assume it's okay to work on it again.
I feel like therapy should be second to career on my failure list. I am such a coward on facing painful things. I should cancel my membership in the Perfect Therapy Patient/Client Club.
Poet

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I think I'm failing therapy Poet 12/4/03
Re: You aren't failing therapy » Poet Dinah 12/4/03
Re: You aren't failing therapy lost-in-therpy 12/4/03
Re: I think I'm failing therapy » Poet DaisyM 12/4/03
Re: I think I'm failing therapy Poet 12/5/03
Re: Failing Therapy? TOTALLY NOT!!! » Poet noa 12/5/03
great post, i totally agree (nm) » noa lookdownfish 12/5/03
Re: Thanks » Dinah Poet 12/5/03
Re: You aren't failing therapy » lost-in-therpy Poet 12/5/03
Re: I think I'm failing therapy » DaisyM Poet 12/5/03
Re: Failing Therapy? TOTALLY NOT!!! » noa Poet 12/5/03
Re: I think I'm failing therapy » Poet DaisyM 12/5/03

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