Posted by Daisym on February 27, 2007, at 0:10:40
In reply to Re: update » muffled, posted by sunnydays on February 26, 2007, at 22:17:48
I've read through the thread and don't have a lot more to offer except that it totally s*cks that therapy isn't all about comfort and caring. It is HARD work and a good therapist will push here and pull there and then help you hold it all together.
It would help me respond better if I knew more about what he was pushing you on or for. (If you want to share.) I think you hit it when you noted that you've gone to twice a week now, so you (and he) have more opportunities to push into the hard stuff and still have time for containment and comfort.
And I think it has been said, but it is worth repeating. Your therapist cares about you, no matter what tone he is using. And just because he can choose different tones, doesn't make any of it fake. Can't you do that too? I think we all do it.
I'm glad you emailed him. I'm sure you'll feel better after you talk to him.
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