Posted by sunnydays on July 14, 2007, at 11:24:02
In reply to Re: he changed his chair!!!! » sunnydays, posted by Dinah on July 13, 2007, at 22:56:44
> I don't blame you for being upset. At my therapist's first office, I was as attached to his office as much as I was to him. Probably more. If something moved an inch out of place, it would bug me. When he got rid of his carpet, admittedly well worn, it distressed me for weeks. That's what I did during session. Imagined pretend balls rolling into the curlicues of that carpet.
**** I freaked when he changed his carpet a while ago. I never told him about that. But I've gotten used to it, so I think I even like it now. It looks much nicer in his office and still has that comfortable feel. And when the plant disappeared... I made sure to get an explanation, although I never told him why about that either.
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> In the past few years we've met in so dratted many places, good and bad, that I find my therapeutic space in his presence now.**** I would think that would be true for me. But I never expected something like this would throw me this much.
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> I'm surprised he didn't realize it would upset you. Therapists have the strangest ideas.**** Well, I think that because he's made some rather dramatic changes before and I haven't said it bothered me that it wouldn't occur to him. But he got it right away as soon as I said it, at least.
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