Posted by Dinah on November 3, 2004, at 17:32:53
In reply to Re: You've always got through it before... » Dinah, posted by Pfinstegg on November 3, 2004, at 16:43:20
I think that's absolutely true. That's why the feelings come up in therapy that don't come up anywhere else. A good therapist can concentrate so fully on the client that it feels like being held.
I read about therapists who think about their laundry or things like that during therapy and I feel sorry for their clients. I am instantly aware if my therapist's attention wanders. It feels like the emotional arms containing me drop. And his arms have been dropping lately.
Today he seemed ok, but I didn't. I went in and instantly started feeling derealized and a bit dizzy. I kept asking him what I was supposed to talk about, and why was it that I came to see him. (No, not the obvious reason - that he is my therapist - but what I got out of it.) He was concerned, kept saying he didn't understand what I was asking, asked about other ego states. But that wasn't it. I don't know what it was. A mild panic attack maybe. I still am iffy on why I go and what I do when I'm there. But then I'm still a bit dizzy too, when I think about it.
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