Posted by Dinah on November 12, 2005, at 21:54:09
In reply to Re: Do your T's eyes smile at you? » happyflower, posted by daisym on November 12, 2005, at 18:07:39
We were talking sort of about this last session. About how I close my eyes during therapy. But I see soooo much better with my eyes close. I feel every slight posture change, note every vocal nuance, and sense the quality of every silence, and the nature of the space between us. I learn so much from how the space between us feels. When I try to keep my eyes open to visually take him in, I'm distracted enough by the visual stimuli to miss the nuances of everything that is going on.
He can be careful with his facial expression, he can control his voice, but nothing can mask the feel of the space between us.
My therapist says that not everyone sees better with their eyes closed. That's an odd notion to me.
I've been working hard to keep my eyes open and only sometimes averted with T3, so that she doesn't notice my oddity. I don't see her nearly as well as I could if I closed my eyes.
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