Posted by Aphrodite on September 22, 2004, at 8:18:32
In reply to Re: Are you better today Daisy?, posted by DaisyM on September 21, 2004, at 23:29:13
I have an assignment from my T about how therapy would ideally go if I could conrol it. (I'm a control freak, and he's trying to get me to stop quitting every time I get upset:)) I was thinking that the wounded parts of me that *need* therapy are very young and primitive. Children need rituals, so I thought I would tell him that I need to have opening and closing rituals in sessions and consistent meeting times as much as possible. I want my opening ritual to be a relaxation method because I'm always anxious and my closing ritual to be a reminder to my inner child that he cares, he won't leave, it's not too much, etc. Do you have rituals with your T? Would it help for him to tell you each time that "just a client" may be OK to you, but little Daisy needs more and is more?
Just some rambling thoughts . . .
poster:Aphrodite
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