Posted by Poet on April 9, 2007, at 17:50:45
In reply to Re: How Long to Trust a Therapist and Form a Relat » Poet, posted by gazo on April 8, 2007, at 16:12:43
Hi Gazo,
In the early stages I barely said much of anything, I'd stare at my shoes more than I'd talk. My T would sigh and say that she feels like she has to drag things out of me (complete with dragging motion) or fish for things (yes, with reeling in a fish motion.)
I sometimes would write things and give them to her to read. She also does energy work so those times where I just wouldn't say anything significant, she'd do that.
I used to sit there feeling like a deer caught in the headlights. The more T would say it was *safe* (I hate that word, nowhere is safe!) the less that word I would feel.
I'm really not sure what made me start to trust her as much as I do know. Maybe all of her *I care about yous* finally sunk in. Anyway, I feel I wasted a lot of time and money just sitting there, and I don't know how to get over that bad feeling.
Poet
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