Posted by fairywings on April 3, 2006, at 16:34:14
In reply to Others' impression of your progress, posted by gardenergirl on April 2, 2006, at 10:26:01
Hi GG,
Seems to me that quite awhile ago you talked about crying a lot in your sessions, and other than the really rough time you went through recently, seems you've talked less about crying - at least the whole session, snotty nosed, red eyed crying. Also seems to me that you've indicated feeling stronger and your T helping you through a lot of situations and feelings, and then there was a time when you thought maybe you were ready to terminate. Sounds like progress.
I like to get external validation too, but sometimes the ones closest to us see, and experience, those ups and DOWNS you talked about. Sometimes those closest to us aren't as sympathetic as they could be, or not as helpful as they could be during those times. And then they have their own issues, and sometimes feel like they're not getting their needs met. Sometimes those closest to us just seem downright selfish, and when we want a little objectivity we don't get it from them.
Maybe you could ask your T what kind of progress he's seen? I guess he might turn that back on you though. ; ) If you were your own client, would you say you'd made progress? ; ) I think you have.
(((GG)))
fw
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