Posted by littleone on June 22, 2006, at 21:27:03
In reply to Re: Lurking instead of posting » littleone, posted by Daisym on June 13, 2006, at 1:16:44
> Your therapist sounds just amazing. I can't see mine sitting on the floor, but then again, neither can I see myself down there. I've often imagined myself sitting under his desk though.
Yeah, I'm always hiding under his desk in my dreams.
It really blew me away the first time he sat on the floor with me. He didn't talk about it first or anything, just did it all of a sudden. He said it wasn't a spur of the moment decision, so he must have been thinking over it for a while.
But it scared me so badly at first. Even after a while he asked me to rate my comfort level with him in the chair and my comfort level with him on the floor and I couldn't reply or anything because my nerves were through the roof.
By the end of the session it was a bit easier and it has gotten easier ever since. But there's still always that moment when he first moves down to the floor and enters my space. It's still something I need to adjust to each time.
> I'm glad you can see your own progress and recognize what a huge deal it is for you to begin to feel safe.Yeah, I think I can start to see my progress in things. I'm still having a lot of trouble explaining my progress to my husband. He had an argument with me yesterday because he thinks I didn't say hello to a shop assistant and he thinks my T should be teaching me social skills. I don't know how to explain it to someone who just doesn't get it at all. Plus I don't want to because I feel his debating as an aggressive attack and really can't handle that at all.
Sorry to digress. What I meant was that yes I see some of my progress now, but I find it hard to verbalise and collate the baby steps together.
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