Posted by Pfinstegg on December 6, 2003, at 16:03:46
In reply to Re: Does anyone else here lie on the couch? » Pfinstegg, posted by lookdownfish on December 4, 2003, at 3:39:01
Yes, I am also supposed to say everything, as it comes to mind. The hardest things, of course, are very shameful and embarrassing things about myself, and negative or critical things about him. I agree- it's very hard and scary to do it, although it's becoming a bit easier, at least some of the time, as I have found him to be consistently empathic, accepting and uncritical.
I do go twice a week, and have been doing it for nine months. I guess we can never be sure, but I do think such complete revealing of oneself, with an empathic analyst. has a lot of potential for increasing self-acceptance, and allowing us to be more fully ourselves. I do notice considerably less anxiety and depression than I had when I started. And I agree with your analyst- there aren't really any "break-throughs", although getting through an especially tough time can feel like that- that's one of the incidents I was mentioning here.
She's right- it's a SLOW process!
Analyst are of different persuasions now. Unlike Fallsfall, mine is of the "interactive, relational" school of thought. So he is often in constant dialogue with my different selves and feeling states. When I am better integrated, he tends to be quieter.
Pfinstegg
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